congested Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb become or cause to become obstructed
    clog; congest; choke; foul; clog up; choke off; back up.
    • The leaves clog our drains in the Fall
    • The water pipe is backed up
  2. adjective satellite overfull as with blood
    engorged.

WordNet


Con*gest"ed adjective
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) Crowded together. Gray.
  2. (Med.) Containing an unnatural accumulation of blood; hyperæmic; -- said of any part of the body.

Webster 1913