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chockablock

/ˈt͡ʃɒkəˌblɒk/

chockablock adjective: having the blocks drawn close together so no further movement is possible, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost.

Adjective

chockablock (comparative more chockablock, superlative most chockablock)

  1. Having the blocks drawn close together so no further movement is possible, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost.
  2. (broadly) Jammed tightly together, jam-packed; very crowded; completely filled or stuffed.
    • Dance music is chockablock with anonymous artists, but few have concealed themselves with quite the dedication of the Knife.2009 March 27, Alexis Petridis, “Electronic review: Fever Ray, Fever Ray”, in The Guardian
    • Haberman’s book is chockablock with scoops, comprehensively leaked to the press before publication, but what singles it out from the competition is its perceptiveness about Trump’s character and the way his private vices became public menaces.2022 October 9, Peter Conrad, “Confidence Man: The Making of Trump and the Breaking of America review […] ”, in The Observer

Adverb

chockablock (comparative more chockablock, superlative most chockablock)

  1. In a crowded manner; as completely or closely as possible.
    • His study had books stacked chockablock on every shelf.
    • The meeting hall was chockablock full of angry citizens.

Forms of chockablock

Adjective
comparativemore chockablock
superlativemost chockablock
alternative formchock-a-block
alternative formchock a block
alternative formchoc-a-bloc
Adverb
comparativemore chockablock
superlativemost chockablock

Origin of chockablock

From chock + -a- + block.

Words formed from chockablock

Questions about chockablock

What does chockablock mean?
Chockablock means having the blocks drawn close together so no further movement is possible, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost.
What part of speech is chockablock?
Chockablock can be an adjective or an adverb.
How do you pronounce chockablock?
Chockablock is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɒkəˌblɒk/.

Words near chockablock in the dictionary

  1. chock-a-block
  2. chock-a-block full
  3. chock-full
  4. chock-house
  5. chocka
  6. chockablock
  7. chocked
  8. chocked full
  9. chockedaur
  10. chockedaurs
  11. chocker

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