Main entry: bottleneck
Definition: the narrow part of a bottle near the top
Main entry: chokepoint, bottleneck, constriction
Definition: a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
Main entry: bottleneck
Definition: become narrow, like a bottleneck
Usage: Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks
Main entry: bottleneck
Definition: slow down or impede by creating an obstruction
Usage: His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system