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bottlenecking

bot·tle·neck
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bot-l-nek]
    • /ˈbɒt lˌnɛk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bot-l-nek]
    • /ˈbɒt lˌnɛk/

Definitions of bottlenecking word

  • noun bottlenecking a narrow entrance or passageway. 1
  • noun bottlenecking a place or stage in a process at which progress is impeded. 1
  • noun bottlenecking 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. 1
  • verb with object bottlenecking to hamper or confine by or as if by a bottleneck. 1
  • verb without object bottlenecking to become hindered by or as if by a bottleneck. 1
  • verb bottlenecking present participle of bottleneck. 0

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Origin of bottlenecking

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; bottle1 + neck

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Parts of speech for Bottlenecking

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bottlenecking popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

bottlenecking usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for bottlenecking

verb bottlenecking

  • control — Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
  • prevent — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
  • halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
  • stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
  • reduce — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.

Antonyms for bottlenecking

verb bottlenecking

  • aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
  • assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
  • abet — If one person abets another, they help or encourage them to do something criminal or wrong. Abet is often used in the legal expression 'aid and abet'.
  • permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
  • release — to lease again.

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