bottleneck
The English word “bottleneck” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.
- A portion of a bottleneck placed on the finger and used as a guitar slide.
- In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay.
- The part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome due to the lessening of available throughput.
verb
Etymology
From bottle + neck.
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