bottleneck
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(verb) become narrow, like a bottleneck; "Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks" |
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Related Words: contract, narrow |
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(verb) slow down or impede by creating an obstruction; "His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system" |
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Related Words: block, blockade, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, stymie, stymy |
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(noun) a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel |
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Synonyms: constriction |
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Related Words: narrowing |
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