Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb congest

1 sense of congest

Sense 1
clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul -- (become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up")
       => obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up -- (block passage through; "obstruct the path")