Bottlenecking


a narrow entrance or passageway.
a place or stage in a process at which progress is impeded.
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.
to hamper or confine by or as if by a bottleneck.
to become hindered by or as if by a bottleneck.
noun

a narrow stretch of road or a junction at which traffic is or may be held up
the hold up

something that holds up progress, esp of a manufacturing process
(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

verb
(transitive) (US) to be or cause an obstruction in
noun
n.
bottleneck
(bŏt’l-něk’)
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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