to congest

Examples

• All

• Because of the severity of these wake disturbances, the FAA restricts the distance between aircraft during takeoffs and landings, which can congest runways and the skies overhead.

  Academic text (2003)

• As a result, more drivers would congest I-880 and S-237 freeways to San Jose (I was one of them).

  Blog text (18)

• It turns out that PM2.5 particles congest the air during calm weather when there is no wind to blow them away.

  Academic text (1998)

• The rationale for maintaining a BDP buffer still applies at the network edge, where a single flow can congest a link.

  Academic text (2012)

• The accident caused several cars to congest the highway, leading to a long traffic jam.

• During rush hour, buses can congest the main road, making it hard for other vehicles to move.

• Excessive parking can congest the streets, preventing emergency services from getting through.

Synonyms

B

to block

vsto congest

∞ 3.0

To stop movement, access, or progress

is specifically about filling or blocking to hinder movement

C

to choke

vsto congest

• NSFW

264 3.7

To be unable to breathe because something blocks the throat or neck

covers filling that makes movement difficult in general, not only air or liquid

O

to obstruct

vsto congest

119 5.1

To block a path or view

involves filling or blocking so movement becomes difficult rather than just hindering

H

to hamper

vsto congest

47 4.2

To make it harder for someone or something to move forward

implies filling or blocking to the point movement becomes difficult or impossible

J

to jam

vsto congest

46 3.2

Push people or things together so they cannot move easily

means filling generally so movement is difficult or impossible, not only by crowding

B

to back up

vsto congest

27 4.0

Become blocked so things cannot move

is broader, applying to any filled space that hinders movement

C

to clog

vsto congest

21 3.2

To block a pipe or passage so flow stops

describes filling to the point movement is difficult or impossible

F

to foul

vsto congest

18 4.5

To make something dirty or blocked so it does not work properly

focuses on filling to hinder movement rather than on pollution or dirtiness

C

to clog up

vsto congest

9 3.7

To block a drain or road so things cannot move through it

means filling or blocking so movement is difficult or sometimes impossible

C

to choke off

vsto congest

6 6.4

To stop a supply by blocking its source or flow

means filling or blocking a space so movement is difficult, not only source cutting

B

to block up

vsto congest

4 3.8

To stop movement through a road, pipe, or path

focuses on filling or blocking until movement is difficult rather than method

C

to crap up

vsto congest

• Offensive

9.9

To become blocked or cause a block by dirt and grease

is the general act of filling or blocking to make movement difficult

E

to estop

vsto congest

• Archaic

9.9

To block a road or a river so nothing can pass

is about filling or crowding space so movement is difficult rather than legal stoppage

C

to cumber

vsto congest

• Archaic

9.9

To make movement or progress difficult by being a burden

is specifically about filling or blocking space so movement is difficult or impossible

Antonyms

C

to clear

∞ 1.5

To remove people or things from a place

U

to unblock

3 3.1

Remove something that stops a pipe, machine, or blood vessel from working

How Blocked

to stop up

1 4.6

to jam

13 4.4

to clog

21 3.2

to congest

1 5.3

to obstruct

119 5.1

to impede

35 6.5

Surface Forms

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Etymology