| VERB | social | bottleneck | slow down or impede by creating an obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | bottleneck | become narrow, like a bottleneck | |
| NOUN | shape | bottleneck, constriction, chokepoint | a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel |
| artifact | bottleneck | the narrow part of a bottle near the top |
| Sounds | baa'tahlneh.k | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aztec ... wreck: 41 rhymes with ehk... | |
| Meaning | A narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | constriction, chokepoint | |
| Broader | narrowing | An instance of becoming narrow |
| Spanish | constricción, embotellamiento, gollete | |
| Catalan | constricció, embotellament | |
| Verbs | bottleneck | become narrow, like a bottleneck |
| Meaning | The narrow part of a bottle near the top. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | part, portion | Something less than the whole of a human artifact |
| Spanish | cuello de botella | |
| Meaning | slow down or impede by creating an obstruction. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system" | |
| Broader | obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass | hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of |
| Spanish | angostar | |
| Meaning | Become narrow, like a bottleneck. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks" | |
| Broader | narrow, contract | make or become more narrow or restricted |
| Catalan | estrènyer | |
| Nouns | bottleneck | a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel |
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