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bottleneck
noun
verb
The narrow part of a bottle near the top
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noun
The narrow part of a bottle near the top
noun
A narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
verb
Become narrow, like a bottleneck
“Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks”
verb
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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