Bottleneck
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:18 ptsWWF:22 pts10 letters
Definition of Bottleneck
Noun
- The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle. A portion of a bottleneck placed on the finger and used as a guitar slide.
- A portion of a bottleneck placed on the finger and used as a guitar slide.
- In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay.
- The part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome.
"It is easy to create entries; processing the paperwork is the bottleneck."
Verb
- To slow by causing a bottleneck.
"The merge bottlenecked the traffic every morning."
- To form a bottleneck.
"The traffic bottlenecked at the merge every morning."
Anagrams of Bottleneck
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