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# congestion

noun (congestion, uncountable); adjective congested

«congestion» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Too many cars or people in one place, so movement is slow, like traffic congestion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congestion/#m1)
2. A blocked feeling in the nose or chest from a cold, with too much mucus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congestion/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography and citizenship lessons it comes up with traffic, pollution and city planning (London's "congestion charge"). In health, a cold can cause nasal congestion. Phrases: "traffic congestion", "congestion charge", "nasal congestion".

### Examples

- There was heavy congestion on the motorway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congestion/#x1)
- London has a congestion charge to cut traffic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congestion/#x2)
- Bikes and buses can help reduce congestion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congestion/#x3)
- I have a cold with nasal congestion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congestion/#x4)
- The steam helped clear my congestion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congestion/#x5)
- Congestion at the school gate makes it unsafe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congestion/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable: "a lot of congestion", not "a congestion". Adjective: congested ("congested roads", "a congested nose").

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «congestion» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congestion/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«congestion» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/congestion.html) on Mova free.