Look up: bottleneck

1. bottleneck
   [v] - slow down or impede by creating an obstruction 2. [v] - become narrow, like a bottleneck
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2. Bottleneck
   A technique for sliding A metal bar or tube along The strings to play notes and chords
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3. bottleneck
   an area of reduced diameter in pipe caused by excessive longitudinal strain or by a combination of longitudinal string and the swagging action of a body. A bottleneck may result if the downward motion of the drill pipe is stopped with the slips instead of the brake.
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4. bottleneck
   a system capacity constraint that may reduce traffic during peak load conditions Category: News-systems and communications • a constriction along a travelled way which limits the amount of traffic which can proceed downstream from its location Category: Building industry
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5. bottleneck
   noun the narrow part of a bottle near the top
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6. bottleneck
   verb become narrow, like a bottleneck; `Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks`
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7. bottleneck
   verb slow down or impede by creating an obstruction; `His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system`
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8. Bottleneck
   A `bottleneck` is a phenomenon where the performance or capacity of an entire system is limited by a single or limited number of components or resources. The term bottleneck is taken from the `assets are water` metaphor. As water is poured out of a bottle, the rate of outflow is limited by the width...
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