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Noun
S:
(n)
constriction
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bottleneck
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chokepoint
(a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel)
S:
(n)
bottleneck
(the narrow part of a bottle near the top)
Verb
S:
(v)
bottleneck
(slow down or impede by creating an obstruction)
"His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system"
S:
(v)
bottleneck
(become narrow, like a bottleneck)
"Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks"