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bottleneck
/'bɑtəl,nɛk/
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  1. noun
    a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel

    Similar: 

    chokepoint constriction
    type of:
    narrowing
  2. verb
    become narrow, like a bottleneck
    "Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks"
    type of:
    contract narrow
  3. verb
    slow down or impede by creating an obstruction
    "His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system"
  4. noun
    the narrow part of a bottle near the top
    type of:
    portion part
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