/bot"l nek'/ , n.
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.
v.t.
4. to hamper or confine by or as if by a bottleneck.
v.i.
5. to become hindered by or as if by a bottleneck.
[ 1895-1900; BOTTLE 1 + NECK ]