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Congestion vs Packed - What's the difference?

congestion | packed |

As a noun congestion

is congestion.

As a verb packed is

(pack).

As an adjective packed is

put into a package.

congestion

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of gathering into a heap or mass; accumulation.
  • An excess of traffic.
  • (medicine) Overfullness of the capillary and other blood vessels, etc., in any locality or organ (often producing other morbid symptoms); local hypermic, active or passive; as, arterial congestion; venous congestion; congestion of the lungs.
  • (medicine) An excess of mucus or fluid in the respiratory system; congestion of the lungs, or nasal congestion.
  • Derived terms

    * congestion charge or congestion pricing

    packed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (pack)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Put into a package.
  • Filled with a large number or large quantity of something.
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  • (colloquial) Filled to capacity with people.