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bottleneck noun

  • The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.
  • (figurative) In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay.
  • (by extension) The part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome.
 pullonkaula

bottleneck verb

  • (transitive) To slow by causing a bottleneck.
 ruuhkauttaa
  • (intransitive) To form a bottleneck.
 ruuhkautua
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