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gum up vs congest

congest vs gum up

gum up and congest both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gum up No No Yes No
congest No No Yes No
As verbs, congest is a hypernym of gum up; that is, congest is a word with a broader meaning than gum up:
  • gum up: stick together as if with gum
  • congest: become or cause to become obstructed
Other hypernyms of gum up include back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, crap up, foul.
gum up (verb) congest (verb)
stick together as if with gum become or cause to become obstructed
Difference between gum up and congest

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