About The Word Bottleneck

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Bottleneck

Bottleneck Meaning & Definition
Bottleneck Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bottleneck?

[n] a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
[v] become narrow, like a bottleneck; "Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks"
[v] slow down or impede by creating an obstruction; "His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Bottleneck: constriction

Related Terms | Find terms related to Bottleneck: abbreviation | approach | astriction | astringency | asymptote | bar | barrier | blank wall | blind alley | blind gut | block | blockade | blockage | canal | catch | cecum | cervix | channel | choking | choking off | circumscription | clog | coarctation | collision course | compactedness | compaction | compression | compressure | concentralization | concentration | concourse | concurrence | condensation | confluence | conflux | congestion | congress | consolidation | constipation | constriction | constringency | contraction | contracture | convergence | converging | cordon | costiveness | crossing | cul-de-sac | curtailment | curtain | dead end | decrease | defile | determent | deterrent | difficulty | diminuendo | drawback | embolism | embolus | focalization | focus | funnel | gorge | hang-up | hazard | hitch | hourglass | hourglass figure | hub | hurdle | impasse | impediment | infarct | infarction | isthmus | jam | joker | knitting | meeting | mutual approach | narrow | narrow place | narrowing | narrowing gap | narrows | neck | objection | obstacle | obstipation | obstruction | obstructive | one small difficulty | pass | puckering | pursing | radius | reduction | rub | sealing off | shortening | snag | solidification | spokes | stop | stoppage | strait | stranglement | strangulation | striction | stricture | stumbling block | stumbling stone | systole | tangent | throat | wasp waist | wrinkling

See Also | block | blockade | contract | embarrass | hinder | narrow | narrowing | obstruct | stymie | stymy

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