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bot·tle·neck  (btl-nk)

n.

1.

a. A narrow or obstructed section, as of a highway or a pipeline.

b. A point or an area of traffic congestion.

2. A hindrance to progress or production.

3. The narrow part of a bottle near the top.

4. Music A style of guitar playing in which an object, such as a piece of glass or metal, is passed across the strings to achieve a gliding sound.

tr.v. bot·tle·necked, bot·tle·neck·ing, bot·tle·necks

To slow down or impede by creating an obstruction.

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bottleneck [ˈbɒt^əlˌnɛk]

n

1. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering)

a.  a narrow stretch of road or a junction at which traffic is or may be held up

b.  the hold up

2. something that holds up progress, esp of a manufacturing process

3. (Music / Pop Music) Music

a.  the broken-off neck of a bottle placed over a finger and used to produce a buzzing effect in a style of guitar-playing originally part of the American blues tradition

b.  the style of guitar playing using a bottleneck

vb

(tr) US to be or cause an obstruction in

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bottleneck  (btl-nk)

An abrupt and severe reduction in the number of individuals during the history of a species, resulting in the loss of diversity from the gene pool. The generations following the bottleneck are more genetically homogenous than would otherwise be expected. Bottlenecks often occur in consequence of a catastrophic event.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bottleneck - a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel chokepoint, constriction narrowing - an instance of becoming narrow
	2.	bottleneck - the narrow part of a bottle near the top part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
Verb	1.	bottleneck - slow down or impede by creating an obstruction; "His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system" blockade, obstruct, stymie, stymy, embarrass, hinder, block - hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"
	2.	bottleneck - become narrow, like a bottleneck; "Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks" narrow, contract - make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"

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bottleneck

noun block, hold-up, obstacle, congestion, obstruction, impediment, blockage, snarl-up (informal, chiefly Brit.), (traffic) jam a town-centre bottleneck

Translations

bottleneck [ˈbɒtlnek] N (on road) → embotellamiento m, atasco m (fig) → obstáculo m

bottleneck [ˈbɒt^əlnɛk] n

(in traffic) → bouchon m

(in process, service) → goulet m d'étranglement
bottle-opener [ˈbɒt^ələʊpənə^r] n → décapsuleur m

bottleneck [ˈbɒtlˌnɛk] n (road) → strozzatura; (traffic) → ingorgo