bottleneck vs percolate

bottleneck

noun
  • The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle. 

  • The part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome. 

  • In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay. 

verb
  • To slow by causing a bottleneck. 

  • To form a bottleneck. 

percolate

noun
  • A liquid that has been percolated. 

verb
  • To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter. 

  • To make (coffee) in a percolator. 

  • To drain or seep through a porous substance. 

  • To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised. 

How often have the words bottleneck and percolate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )