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Word: bottleneck (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • Any delay; part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome.
  • In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay.
  • The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle .

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Verb:

  • intransitive To form a bottleneck.
  • transitive To slow by causing a bottleneck.

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