noun Download 🔗Share The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle. Examples : "Carefully pouring, she avoided spilling the milk around the bottlenecks of the baby bottle. " part utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay. Examples : ""Road work and accidents often create bottlenecks on the highway, causing long delays." " traffic vehicle place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (by extension) The part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome. Examples : "It is easy to create entries; processing the paperwork is the bottleneck." process business technical industry system organization Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To slow by causing a bottleneck. Examples : "The merge bottlenecked the traffic every morning." business economy traffic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To form a bottleneck. Examples : "The traffic bottlenecked at the merge every morning." business economy process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading