congestedadjective
uk/kənˈdʒes.tɪd/us/kənˈdʒes.tɪd/too blocked or crowded and causing difficulties
Congested roads and towns have too much traffic and movement is made difficult.
If you are or your nose is congested, you cannot breathe through your nose because it is blocked, usually during an infection.
Congested lungs or other body parts have become too full of blood or other liquid.
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congestion
noun [ U ] uk/kənˈdʒes.tʃən/us/kənˈdʒes.tʃən/
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The (traffic) congestion in the city gets worse during the summer.
This spray helps to ease nasal congestion.