Bottleneck
Bottleneck verb - Slow down or impede by creating an obstruction.
Usage example: His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system
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Obstruct and bottleneck are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Obstruct" instead a verb "Bottleneck".
Obstruct
Obstruct verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.
Bottleneck and obstruct are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bottleneck" instead a verb "Obstruct".
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