bottleneck
- Noun. The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.
- Noun. In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay.
- Noun. Any delay; part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome.
- Verb. (transitive) To slow by causing a bottleneck.
- Verb. (intransitive) To form a bottleneck.
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