congest

English

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Noun

congest (plural congests)

1. (Ireland, Scotland, agriculture, history) a farmer whose lands do not support him adequately.
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Synonyms

• smallholder

Verb

congest (third-person singular simple present congests, present participle congesting, simple past and past participle congested)

1. To hinder or block the passage of something moving, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc. (due to an excess of this or due to a partial or complete obstruction), resulting in overfilling or overcrowding.

Related terms

• congestant
• congestion
• congestive

 

Translations

overfill

• Bulgarian: натъпквам (bg) (natǎpkvam), препълвам (bg) (prepǎlvam)
• Finnish: ruuhkauttaa (fi)
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• Portuguese: congestionar (pt), entupir (pt)
• Russian: переполня́ть (ru) impf (perepolnjátʹ), перепо́лнить (ru) pf (perepólnitʹ)