BOTTLENECK


Meaning of BOTTLENECK in English

/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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .