narrow vs bottleneck

bottleneck vs narrow

narrow and bottleneck both are nouns.

narrow is an adjective but bottleneck is not an adjective.

narrow and bottleneck both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of narrow include taper off.

narrow (noun)	bottleneck (noun)
a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water	the narrow part of a bottle near the top
	a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel

narrow (adjective)	bottleneck (adjective)
not wide
very limited in degree
lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
limited in extent or scope

narrow (verb)	bottleneck (verb)
make or become more narrow or restricted	become narrow, like a bottleneck
become tight or as if tight	slow down or impede by creating an obstruction
become more focused on an area of activity or field of study
define clearly

Difference between narrow and bottleneck

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