Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bottleneck

2 senses of bottleneck

Sense 1
constriction, bottleneck, chokepoint -- (a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel)
       => narrowing -- (an instance of becoming narrow)

Sense 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")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bottleneck

2 senses of bottleneck

Sense 1
bottleneck -- (slow down or impede by creating an obstruction; "His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system")
       => obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass -- (hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn")

Sense 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")