noun🔗ShareThe narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle."The chef carefully filled the pitcher using the narrow bottleneck to avoid spills. "utensildrinkitemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareIn traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay."The construction on Main Street created a terrible bottleneck, making my commute much longer. "trafficvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(by extension) The part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome."It is easy to create entries; processing the paperwork is the bottleneck."processbusinesstechnicalsystemindustryworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo slow by causing a bottleneck."The merge bottlenecked the traffic every morning."businesseconomytechnicalindustrytrafficChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo form a bottleneck."The traffic bottlenecked at the merge every morning."businesstechnicalindustryeconomytrafficChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading