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Definitions for Bottleneck

[1] a narrow entrance or passageway.
[2] a place or stage in a process at which progress is impeded.
[3] Also called slide guitar. a method of guitar playing that produces a gliding sound by pressing a metal bar or glass tube against the strings.
[4] to hamper or confine by or as if by a bottleneck.
[5] to become hindered by or as if by a bottleneck.
[6] a narrow stretch of road or a junction at which traffic is or may be held up the hold up
[7] something that holds up progress, esp of a manufacturing process
[8] music 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 the style of guitar playing using a bottleneck
[9] (tr) US to be or cause an obstruction in

Words related to Bottleneck

barrier, blockage, congestion, snag, impediment, hindrance, clog, obstruction, jam, block, hold-up

Words nearby Bottleneck

bottled gas, bottled in bond, bottled water, bottleful, bottlehead, bottleneck, bottlenose, bottlenose dolphin, bottler, bottlewasher, bottom

Origin of Bottleneck

First recorded in 1895–1900; bottle1 + neck

Synonyms for Bottleneck

barrier, blockage, congestion, hindrance, impediment, snag, traffic jam, block, clog, jam, obstruction, hold-up