BOTTLENECK as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
   
   Synonym(s)
   • chokepoint (what does chokepoint mean?)
   • constriction (what does constriction mean?)
   
   Hypernyms(s) bottleneck is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • narrowing (what does narrowing mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • bottleneck (what does bottleneck mean?)
   • constrict (what does constrict mean?)
   • constringe (what does constringe mean?)
   • narrow (what does narrow mean?)

BOTTLENECK as VERB

1. Meaning
   • become narrow, like a bottleneck
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks
   
   Hypernyms(s) bottleneck is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • narrow (what does narrow mean?)
   • contract (what does contract mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • constriction (what does constriction mean?)
   • bottleneck (what does bottleneck mean?)
   • chokepoint (what does chokepoint mean?)
2. Meaning
   • slow down or impede by creating an obstruction
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system
   
   Hypernyms(s) bottleneck is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • obstruct (what does obstruct mean?)
   • blockade (what does blockade mean?)
   • block (what does block mean?)
   • hinder (what does hinder mean?)
   • stymie (what does stymie mean?)
   • stymy (what does stymy mean?)
   • embarrass (what does embarrass mean?)