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bottleneck

nounverb /bɑtəlnɛk/ 3 syllables 10 letters Scrabble 18 WWF 22
Definitions
noun

a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel

verb

become narrow, like a bottleneck

“Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks”

verb

slow down or impede by creating an obstruction

“His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system”

noun

the narrow part of a bottle near the top

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