All congest synonyms
con·gest
C c verb congest
- clog — When something clogs a hole or place, it blocks it so that nothing can pass through.
- overburden — to load with too great a burden; overload: He was overburdened with cares.
- choke — When you choke or when something chokes you, you cannot breathe properly or get enough air into your lungs.
- overcrowd — Fill (accommodations or a space) beyond what is usual or comfortable.
- plug — an apparatus for splitting stone, consisting of two tapered bars (feathers) inserted into a hole drilled into the stone, between which a narrow wedge (plug) is hammered to spread them.
- crowd — A crowd is a large group of people who have gathered together, for example to watch or listen to something interesting, or to protest about something.
- dam — A dam is a wall that is built across a river in order to stop the water flowing and to make a lake.
- filled — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
- block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
- pack — a group of things wrapped or tied together for easy handling or carrying; a bundle, especially one to be carried on the back of an animal or a person: a mule pack; a hiker's pack.
- overfill — to fill too full, so as to cause overflowing.
- jam — to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible: The ship was jammed between two rocks.
- obstruct — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.