congests
Fills beyond capacity
Congests is the third-person singular form of congest, meaning to become overcrowded or blocked.
Traffic congests highways during rush hour.
Mucus congests nasal passages during a cold.
The word implies accumulation that impedes normal flow: The narrow bridge congests quickly when accidents occur.
Systems, arteries, and spaces all congest when too much tries to pass through.
Complete mutual obstruction
- jamCooked fruit spread
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- rush-hourDaily commute congestion period
- tailbackCongested vehicle queue
snarl-up · backup · slowdown · commute · logjam · chokepoint · detour · highway
Obstruction halting movement
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- pluggedObstructed an opening
- cloggedBlocked by buildup
- stoppageInterruption of flow
occlusion · block · impede · choke · dam · gunk · sludge · sediment
Filled to capacity
- jammedUnable to move freely
- crampedUncomfortably lacking space
- overcrowdedFilled beyond capacity
- teemingAbundantly full of
throng · mobbed · overrun · swamped · bursting · overflowing · chock-full · masses
Air-filled skull cavities
- mucusProtective bodily secretion
- stuffyLacking fresh air
- snifflesMinor nasal illness
- rhinitisInflamed nasal membrane
allergies · blocked · inflamed · swollen · phlegm · postnasal · antihistamine · breathe
Swollen from excess filling
- bloodBody's oxygen carrier
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
- veinsBlood-return tubes
- arteriesTubes carrying oxygenated blood
circulation · swollen · pooling · edema · vascular · clot · thrombosis · flow
gridlock
Complete mutual obstruction
- jamCooked fruit spread
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- rush-hourDaily commute congestion period
tailback · snarl-up · backup · slowdown · commute · logjam · chokepoint · detour · highway · intersection
blockage
Obstruction halting movement
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- pluggedObstructed an opening
- cloggedBlocked by buildup
stoppage · occlusion · block · impede · choke · dam · gunk · sludge · sediment · buildup
packed
Filled to capacity
- jammedUnable to move freely
- crampedUncomfortably lacking space
- overcrowdedFilled beyond capacity
teeming · throng · mobbed · overrun · swamped · bursting · overflowing · chock-full · masses · crush
sinuses
Air-filled skull cavities
rhinitis · allergies · blocked · inflamed · swollen · phlegm · postnasal · antihistamine · breathe · nostrils
engorged
Swollen from excess filling
- bloodBody's oxygen carrier
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
- veinsBlood-return tubes
arteries · circulation · swollen · pooling · edema · vascular · clot · thrombosis · flow · restricted
- chest congestionMucus accumulation in airways
- traffic congestionOvercrowded roads, stalled movement
- sinus congestionBlocked nasal airways
- nasal congestionBlocked airflow through nostrils
- road congestionOvercrowded vehicle flow
- congestive heart failureHeart too weak to pump
congestion, congested, congest, congesting, decongestant, congestive, decongestants, decongest, uncongested