Bottleneck (Noun)
Meaning 1
The narrow part of a bottle near the top.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The wine bottle's bottleneck was so narrow that it was difficult to pour the last few drops without spilling.
- She carefully cleaned the bottleneck of the perfume bottle to remove any residue.
- The bottleneck of the flask was designed to be wide enough to add ice cubes.
- He struggled to get the cork out of the bottleneck of the champagne bottle.
- The bottleneck of the oil bottle was clogged with dried-up residue, preventing the liquid from flowing out.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
A narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel.
Classification
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.