bottleneck

Words with a similar base: bottleneck

'bottleneck'

[constriction.n.01] as in: a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel

'bottleneck'

[bottleneck.n.02] as in: the narrow part of a bottle near the top

'bottleneck'

[bottleneck.v.01] as in: slow down or impede by creating an obstruction

Examples:
His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system

'bottleneck'

[bottleneck.v.02] as in: become narrow, like a bottleneck

Examples:
Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks

Origins

					bottleneck (English)
├── bottle (English)
│   └── bottle (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── neck (English)
    └── nekke (Middle English (1100-1500))

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