bottleneck

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bot⋅tle⋅neck

[bot-l-nek]

–noun

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.

–verb (used with object)

4.	to hamper or confine by or as if by a bottleneck.

–verb (used without object)

5.	to become hindered by or as if by a bottleneck.

Origin:
1895–1900; bottle ¹ + neck

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bot·tle·neck (bŏt'l-něk')

1. A narrow or obstructed section, as of a highway or a pipeline.
2. A point or an area of traffic congestion.
A hindrance to progress or production.
The narrow part of a bottle near the top.
Music A style of guitar playing in which an object, such as a piece of glass or metal, is passed across the strings to achieve a gliding sound.

tr.v. bot·tle·necked, bot·tle·neck·ing, bot·tle·necks
To slow down or impede by creating an obstruction.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Main Entry:	bottleneck
Part of Speech:	n
Definition:	See slide guitar

Science Dictionary

bottleneck (bŏt'l-něk') Pronunciation Key
An abrupt and severe reduction in the number of individuals during the history of a species, resulting in the loss of diversity from the gene pool. The generations following the bottleneck are more genetically homogenous than would otherwise be expected. Bottlenecks often occur in consequence of a catastrophic event.

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