单词 | congest |
释义 | † congestn.1 Obsolete. rare. A collected mass, a collection; a concretion. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > substantiality or concreteness > [noun] > concreteness > that which is concrete congest1625 concrete1656 concretion1841 the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] queleta1382 congregationc1384 numberc1400 hirselc1425 company1439 assemblement1470 bundle1535 sort1563 raccolta1591 bevy1604 crew1607 congest1625 concoursea1628 nest1630 comportation1633 racemationa1641 assembly1642 collect1651 assemblage1690 faggot1742 museum1755 pash1790 shock1806 consortium1964 the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > mass formed by collection of particles > an accumulation > heap or pile heapc725 cockeOE hill1297 tassc1330 glub1382 mow?1424 bulkc1440 pile1440 pie1526 bing1528 borwen1570 ruck1601 rick1608 wreck1612 congest1625 castle1636 coacervation1650 congestion1664 cop1666 cumble1694 bin1695 toss1695 thurrock1708 rucklea1725 burrow1784 mound1788 wad1805 stook1865 boorach1868 barrow1869 sorites1871 tump1892 fid1926 clamp- 1625 T. Jackson Treat. Originall of Vnbeliefe 113 Sense..is of concretes or congests, not of abstracts, or essences. a1640 T. Jackson Μαραν Αθα (1657) 3352 Any heap or congest, may become greater by addition of matter. 1658 G. Starkey Natures Explic. 36 I wrote a Congest of methodical Arguments. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021). congestn.2 In Ireland, a tenant living on land of which the resources do not adequately support him. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > tenure of property > one who has tenure > [noun] > leaseholder or tenant > others drenga1000 selfode1271 thringc1275 particular tenant1590 rack-renter1680 zamindar1683 roturier1830 statutory tenant1867 livier1883 church renter1889 congest1902 1902 Daily Chron. 15 Oct. 5/2 On market day the ‘congests’ of the district crowd the streets with their little carts and panier-bearing asses. 1920 Contemp. Rev. Sept. 310 Insisting in many cases on sale (often partial, not total) of ranches to ‘congests’ or landless men. 1927 Sunday Times 13 Mar. 11 A large farmer..whose lands would..be divided up among adjoining congests. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2018). congestv.ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > gather together [verb (transitive)] somnec825 heapc900 gathera975 samc1000 to set togetherc1275 fang1340 assemblec1374 recueilc1380 drawa1393 to draw togethera1398 semblea1400 congatherc1400 congregatec1400 to take together1490 recollect1513 to gather togetherc1515 to get together1523 congesta1552 confer1552 collect1573 ingatherc1575 ramass1586 upgather1590 to muster upa1593 accrue1594 musterc1595 compone1613 herd1615 contract1620 recoil1632 comporta1641 rally1643 rendezvous1670 purse1809 adduct1824 to round up1873 reeve1876 to pull together1925 a1552 J. Leland New Year's Gift in Itinerary (1710) I. p. xx The Writers, whose Lyves I have congestid ynto foure Bokes. a1620 M. Fotherby Atheomastix (1622) ii. ii. §5. 205 He had congested and amassed together such infinite monies. 1664 J. Evelyn Sylva (1679) 28 The leaves of oak abundantly congested on snow, preserves it. 1667 H. More Divine Dialogues (1713) iv. xxxii. 382 If all were congested together out of History touching that Church. 1758 R. Brookes Gen. Pract. Physic (ed. 3) II. 270 These diseases generally arise from a viscid Serum or Chyle congested in the Mesentery, and which obstructs its Glands. 2. reflexive and intransitive. To gather together; to accumulate to excess, to become congested. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > gather together [verb (intransitive)] musterc1560 amass1572 accumulate1613 piece1622 rally1647 rendezvous1662 herd1704 collect1794 congest1859 mass1861 the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > gather together [verb (reflexive)] mass1563 rendezvous1670 congest1859 1859 I. Taylor Logic in Theol. 247 The secularism of the present time..congests itself..into a proposal of this sort. 1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 30 Mar. 2/1 If capital is frightened away from Parisian house speculations for a time, it will congest somewhere else. 3. transitive. To affect with congestion; to produce congestion in. Chiefly in passive: see congested adj. 2. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.11625n.21902v.a1552 |
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