The action of pestering or fact of being pestered; annoyance, worry, trouble; †overcrowding, encumbrance (obsolete). Now rare (English regional (nor…

The action of overcrowd, v.; the presence of more people, etc., than can be comfortably accommodated in a given space.

By association with strangle, n., the word has sometimes been supposed to mean a disease due to strangling or choking. figurative.

transferred and figurative. A crowding together or accumulation which disorganizes regular and healthy activity: congested or overcrowed condition…

The state of being engorged, in various senses, esp. Pathology the congestion (of a tissue or organ) with blood, secretions, etc.