Congestion - English meaning

noun

An obstruction which makes movement or flow difficult or impossible.

Usage examples:

A blockage in the pipes

noun

Something that stops something else passing through, or the act of stopping something passing through

Usage examples:

His death was caused by a blockage in one of his arteries.

noun

The action or fact of blocking or obstructing someone or something.

Usage examples:

The issue led to the disruption of classes and the blocking of the kakata highway by angry students

verb

Make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc.) difficult or impossible.

Usage examples:

The narrow roads were blocked by cars

noun

The action or fact of preventing something such as light, air, or a moving object from passing through a place

Usage examples:

He is responsible for dealing with parking violations such as blocking of driveways., the structure…

noun

The neck or mouth of a bottle.

noun

A section of road where traffic moves slowly

Usage examples:

Traffic is causing a bottleneck on i-75., bureaucratic bottlenecks delayed the project’s start.

noun

A problem that delays a process or stops it from continuing

Usage examples:

A legislative/funding bottleneck barring a legislative bottleneck, the new law is expected to pass …

verb

(of a person or animal) have severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat or a lack of air.

Usage examples:

Willie choked on a mouthful of tea

noun

A valve in the carburettor of a petrol engine that is used to reduce the amount of air in the fuel mixture when the engine is started.

Usage examples:

An automatic choke

noun

A sound produced by a person or animal having difficulty in breathing.

Usage examples:

A little choke of laughter

noun

Clog dancing.

Usage examples:

For example, irish step dance, appalachian clogging and a new generation of inventive and streetwis…

verb

Block or become blocked with an accumulation of thick, wet matter.

Usage examples:

The gutters were clogged up with leaves

verb

To become blocked or filled so that movement or activity is slowed or stopped, or to cause this to happen

Usage examples:

[ t ] during rush hour, downtown streets are clogged with commuters., [ m ] too much cholesterol cl…

verb

(of a number of people) fill (a space) almost completely, leaving little or no room for movement.

Usage examples:

The dance floor was crowded with revellers

noun

A large number of people gathered together in a disorganized or unruly way.

Usage examples:

A huge crowd gathered in the street outside

verb

Present participle of crowd

Usage examples:

I need some time to do this work properly, so don't crowd me.

noun

A situation of very severe traffic congestion.

Usage examples:

The city reaches gridlock during peak hours

noun

A situation where streets that meet and cross become so blocked by cars that it is impossible for any traffic to move

noun

The action of obstructing or the state of being obstructed.

Usage examples:

Walkers could proceed with the minimum of obstruction

noun

The presence of more people or things in a space than is is comfortable, safe, or permissible.

Usage examples:

Severe overcrowding at a football match

verb

Fill (accommodation or a space) beyond what is comfortable, safe, or desirable.

Usage examples:

Employees were assigned to make sure people didn't overcrowd the escalators

noun

A situation when a place contains too many people or things

Usage examples:

Investment in the railway network would reduce overcrowding on the roads., they are building new cl…

verb

Block or fill in (a hole or cavity).

Usage examples:

Trucks arrived loaded with gravel to plug the hole and clear the road

noun

A piece of solid material fitting tightly into a hole and blocking it up.

Usage examples:

Somewhere in the pipes there is a plug of ice blocking the flow

noun

A device for making an electrical connection between an appliance and the mains, consisting of an insulated casing with metal pins that fit into holes in a socket.

Usage examples:

The cable is fitted with a two-pin plug

noun

A situation in which a long line of traffic is unable to travel forward because something is blocking the road

Usage examples:

Many roadworks have been suspended to avoid further snarl-ups on the motorways., thousands of train…

noun

An instance of movement, activity, or supply stopping or being stopped.

Usage examples:

A power stoppage

noun

A mixture used to stuff poultry or meat before cooking.

Usage examples:

Sage and onion stuffing

verb

Fill (a receptacle or space) tightly with something.

Usage examples:

An old teapot stuffed full of cash

noun

Material that is used to fill something

Usage examples:

The stuffing was coming out of the mattress.

collocation

A number of vehicles blocking one another until they can scarcely move

noun

A line or lines of stationary or very slow-moving traffic, caused by roadworks, an accident, or heavy congestion.

Usage examples:

It may cause a traffic jam or a tailback to the point of gridlock.

noun

A situation of too many vehicles on a road so that they can move only very slowly or not at all