Definitions for bottleneck

Definitions for (noun) bottleneck

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


Definitions for (verb) bottleneck

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


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