bottleneck

bot·tle·neck

(bŏt′l-nĕk′)

a. A narrow or obstructed section, as of a highway or a pipeline.

b. A point or an area of traffic congestion.

2. A hindrance to progress or production.

3. The narrow part of a bottle near the top.

4. Music A style of guitar playing in which an object, such as a piece of glass or metal, is passed across the strings to achieve a gliding sound.

5. Biology An abrupt and severe reduction in the number of individuals during the history of a species of a population, often resulting in the loss of diversity from the gene pool.

tr.v. bot·tle·necked, bot·tle·neck·ing, bot·tle·necks

To slow down or impede by creating an obstruction.

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bottleneck

(ˈbɒtəlˌnɛk)

1. (Automotive Engineering)

a. a narrow stretch of road or a junction at which traffic is or may be held up

b. the hold-up

2. something that holds up progress, esp of a manufacturing process

3. (Pop Music) music

a. the broken-off neck of a bottle placed over a finger and used to produce a buzzing effect in a style of guitar-playing originally part of the American blues tradition

b. the style of guitar-playing using a bottleneck

(tr) US to be or cause an obstruction in

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bot•tle•neck

(ˈbɒt lˌnɛk)
n.

1. a narrow passageway.

2. a stage at which progress is impeded.

3. a method of guitar playing that produces a gliding sound by pressing a metal bar or glass tube against the strings.

v.t.

4. to hamper or confine by or as if by a bottleneck.

v.i.

5. to become hindered by or as if by a bottleneck.

[1895–1900]

bottleneck

Past participle: bottlenecked
Gerund: bottlenecking

Imperative
bottleneck
bottleneck

Present
I bottleneck
you bottleneck
he/she/it bottlenecks
we bottleneck
you bottleneck
they bottleneck

Preterite
I bottlenecked
you bottlenecked
he/she/it bottlenecked
we bottlenecked
you bottlenecked
they bottlenecked

Present Continuous
I am bottlenecking
you are bottlenecking
he/she/it is bottlenecking
we are bottlenecking
you are bottlenecking
they are bottlenecking

Present Perfect
I have bottlenecked
you have bottlenecked
he/she/it has bottlenecked
we have bottlenecked
you have bottlenecked
they have bottlenecked

Past Continuous
I was bottlenecking
you were bottlenecking
he/she/it was bottlenecking
we were bottlenecking
you were bottlenecking
they were bottlenecking

Past Perfect
I had bottlenecked
you had bottlenecked
he/she/it had bottlenecked
we had bottlenecked
you had bottlenecked
they had bottlenecked

Future
I will bottleneck
you will bottleneck
he/she/it will bottleneck
we will bottleneck
you will bottleneck
they will bottleneck

Future Perfect
I will have bottlenecked
you will have bottlenecked
he/she/it will have bottlenecked
we will have bottlenecked
you will have bottlenecked
they will have bottlenecked

Future Continuous
I will be bottlenecking
you will be bottlenecking
he/she/it will be bottlenecking
we will be bottlenecking
you will be bottlenecking
they will be bottlenecking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been bottlenecking
you have been bottlenecking
he/she/it has been bottlenecking
we have been bottlenecking
you have been bottlenecking
they have been bottlenecking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been bottlenecking
you will have been bottlenecking
he/she/it will have been bottlenecking
we will have been bottlenecking
you will have been bottlenecking
they will have been bottlenecking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been bottlenecking
you had been bottlenecking
he/she/it had been bottlenecking
we had been bottlenecking
you had been bottlenecking
they had been bottlenecking

Conditional
I would bottleneck
you would bottleneck
he/she/it would bottleneck
we would bottleneck
you would bottleneck
they would bottleneck

Past Conditional
I would have bottlenecked
you would have bottlenecked
he/she/it would have bottlenecked
we would have bottlenecked
you would have bottlenecked
they would have bottlenecked

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	bottleneck - a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel chokepoint, constriction narrowing - an instance of becoming narrow
	2.	bottleneck - the narrow part of a bottle near the top part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
Verb	1.	bottleneck - slow down or impede by creating an obstruction; "His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system" blockade, obstruct, stymie, stymy, embarrass, hinder, block - hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"
	2.	bottleneck - become narrow, like a bottleneck; "Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks" narrow, contract - make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"

bottleneck

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Translations

dopravní zácpazúžení

flaskehals

útszûkület

flöskustútur, umferîastífla

dar geçit

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bottleneck

[ˈbɒt^əlnɛk] n

(in process, service) → goulet m d'étranglementbottle-opener [ˈbɒt^ələʊpənə^r] n → décapsuleur m

bottle

(ˈbotl) noun

a hollow narrow-necked container for holding liquids etc. a lemonade bottle.

verb

to put into bottles.

ˈbottleneck noun

a place where slowing down or stopping of traffic, progress etc occurs. a bottleneck caused by roadworks.

bottle up

to prevent (eg one's feelings) from becoming obvious. Don't bottle up your anger.