/ kənˈdʒestɪd; NAmE / adjective
1.
congested (with sth) crowded; full of traffic :
congested city streets
Many of Europe's airports are heavily congested.
2.
( medical ) ( of a part of the body ) blocked with blood or mucus
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (as congest in the sense heap up, accumulate ): from Latin congerere heap up, from con- together + gerere bring.