#1
bottleneck n. [
constriction, chokepoint] a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
. wn #2
bottleneck v. slow down or impede by creating an obstruction; "His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system"
. wn #3
bottleneck n. the narrow part of a bottle near the top
. wn #4
bottleneck v. become narrow, like a bottleneck; "Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks"
. wn