bottleneck

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

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