bottleneck in English
- bottleneck⇄adj. like a bottleneck; narrow.
Ex. Several highways converged into a bottleneck approach to the airport. - bottleneck⇄bottleneck, noun, adjective, verb.
- bottleneck⇄noun 1. the neck of a bottle.
2. a narrow passageway or street.
3. a person, thing, or condition that hinders progress; check.
4. any situation in which progress is hindered.
Ex. Heavy traffic caused a bottleneck at the narrow - bottleneck⇄v.i. to be hindered or delayed.
Ex. Decisions bottleneck on his desk (Harper's). - bottleneck⇄v.t. to confine in a bottleneck; hinder or delay.
Ex. to bottleneck traffic on an approach to a bridge.