contract vs bottleneck

bottleneck vs contract

contract and bottleneck both are nouns.

contract and bottleneck both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
contract	Yes	No	Yes	No
bottleneck	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, bottleneck is a hyponym of contract; that is, bottleneck is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than contract:

contract: make or become more narrow or restricted
bottleneck: become narrow, like a bottleneck

Other hyponyms of contract include taper off.

contract (noun)	bottleneck (noun)
a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid	the narrow part of a bottle near the top
a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law	a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make

contract (verb)	bottleneck (verb)
be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness	become narrow, like a bottleneck
make or become more narrow or restricted	slow down or impede by creating an obstruction
become smaller or draw together
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
compress or concentrate
enter into a contractual arrangement
make smaller
squeeze or press together
engage by written agreement

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