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bottleneck

noun verb

the narrow part of a bottle near the top

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Word length
10
Starts with
B
Ends with
K
Contains
OT
Scrabble score
18

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noun

  1. the narrow part of a bottle near the top

noun

  1. a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel

verb

  1. become narrow, like a bottleneck

    “Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks”

verb

  1. slow down or impede by creating an obstruction

    “His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system”

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Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks
His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system

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