chock full
/ˌtʃɒk ˈfʊl/
chock full adjective: containing the maximum amount possible, flush on all sides, jam-packed, crammed.
Adjective
chock full (comparative more chock full, superlative most chock full)
- Containing the maximum amount possible, flush on all sides, jam-packed, crammed.
- That article is chock-full of errors.
- The pages of the diary are chock full of fascinating reports of medical incidents of all sorts.1741, George E. Nitzsche, The General Magazine and Historical Chronicle, University of Pennsylvania. General Alumni Society, pages 251
Examples of chock full in a sentence
- “Chock full o' science,” said the radiant Captain, “as ever he was![…]”1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848, →OCLC, page 565:
- The story is chock full, not only of excellent science, but woven through it there is also that very rare element, love and romance.1928 August, E. E. Smith, “The Skylark of Space”, in Hugo Gernsback, editor, Amazing Stories, Preface:
Forms of chock full
| comparative | more chock full |
|---|---|
| superlative | most chock full |
| alternative form | chocked full |
| alternative form | chockful |
| alternative form | chock-full |
| alternative form | chockfull |
| alternative form | chokeful |
| alternative form | choke full |
| alternative form | choke-full |
| alternative form | chokefull |
| alternative form | chuck-full |
| alternative form | chuck full |
| alternative form | chalk full |
Origin of chock full
From Middle English chokkeful (“crammed full”) c. 1400, possibly from choke (“cheek”), equivalent to cheek + full. Or it may be from Old French choquier (“collide, crash, hit”), similar to shock. The later form chock-a-block full is due to association with chock, used in carpentry and shipbuilding.
Words formed from chock full
Questions about chock full
- What does chock full mean?
- Chock full means containing the maximum amount possible, flush on all sides, jam-packed, crammed.
- How do you use chock full in a sentence?
- “Chock full o' science,” said the radiant Captain, “as ever he was![…]”
- What part of speech is chock full?
- Chock full is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce chock full?
- Chock full is pronounced /ˌtʃɒk ˈfʊl/.
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