The difference between Bottleneck and Throat
When used as nouns, bottleneck means the narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle, whereas throat means the front part of the neck.
When used as verbs, bottleneck means to slow by causing a bottleneck, whereas throat means to utter in or with the throat.
check bellow for the other definitions of Bottleneck and Throat
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Bottleneck as a noun:
The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.
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Bottleneck as a noun:
In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay.
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Bottleneck as a noun:
The part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome.
Examples:
"It is easy to create entries; processing the paperwork is the bottleneck."
"The bottleneck in this computer program is the inefficient sorting process; we should replace it with a faster one."
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Bottleneck as a verb (transitive):
To slow by causing a bottleneck.
Examples:
"The merge bottlenecked the traffic every morning."
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Bottleneck as a verb (intransitive):
To form a bottleneck.
Examples:
"The traffic bottlenecked at the merge every morning."
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Throat as a noun:
The front part of the neck.
Examples:
"The wild pitch bounced and hit the catcher in the throat."
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Throat as a noun:
The gullet or windpipe.
Examples:
"As I swallowed I felt something strange in my throat."
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Throat as a noun:
A narrow opening in a vessel.
Examples:
"The water leaked out from the throat of the bottle."
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Throat as a noun:
Station throat.
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Throat as a noun:
The part of a chimney between the gathering, or portion of the funnel which contracts in ascending, and the flue.
Examples:
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Throat as a noun (nautical):
The upper fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a staysail.
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Throat as a noun (nautical):
That end of a gaff which is next to the mast.
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Throat as a noun (nautical):
The angle where the arm of an anchor is joined to the shank.
Examples:
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Throat as a noun (shipbuilding):
The inside of a timber knee.
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Throat as a noun (botany):
The orifice of a tubular organ; the outer end of the tube of a monopetalous corolla; the faux, or fauces.
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Throat as a verb (now, uncommon):
To utter in or with the throat.
Examples:
"to throat threats"
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Throat as a verb (informal):
To take into the throat. .}}
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Throat as a verb (UK, dialect, obsolete):
To mow (beans, etc.) in a direction against their bending.