Bottleneck

noun

Word Frequency: 0.9

Definitions

1.nounThe narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.

2.nounIn traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay.

3.noun(by extension) The part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome.

"It is easy to create entries; processing the paperwork is the bottleneck."

4.verbTo slow by causing a bottleneck.

"The merge bottlenecked the traffic every morning."

5.verbTo form a bottleneck.

"The traffic bottlenecked at the merge every morning."

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