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- Dictionarychock-a-block/ˌtʃɒkəˈblɒk/
adjective
- 1. crammed full of people or things: informal British "the manual is chock-a-block with information"
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CHOCK-A-BLOCK definition: 1. If a place is chock-a-block, it is very full of people or things: 2. If a place is…. Learn more.
CHOCK-A-BLOCK meaning: 1. If a place is chock-a-block, it is very full of people or things: 2. If a place is…. Learn more.
1. : brought close together. 2. : very full. shelves chockablock with books. Did you know? Chockablock started out as a nautical term. A block is a metal or wooden case with one or more pulleys inside.
2 meanings: 1. filled to capacity; in a crammed state 2. nautical with the blocks brought close together, as when a tackle is.... Click for more definitions.
Chock-a-block definition: extremely full; crowded; jammed. See examples of CHOCK-A-BLOCK used in a sentence.
It might be expected that ‘chock-a-block‘ is the result of wedging a block fixed with a chock. That doesn’t appear to be the case. The phrase describes what occurs when the system is raised to its fullest extent – when there is no more rope free and the blocks jam tightly together.
chock-a-block (with something/somebody) very full of things or people pressed close together. The shelves were chock-a-block with ornaments. It was chock-a-block in town today (= full of people).
1. Squeezed together; jammed: The cheering fans were chock-a-block in the stands. 2. Completely filled; stuffed: "I recommend the north shore chowder, chockablock with pieces of seasonal fish" (Charles Monaghan). 3. Nautical Drawn so close as to have the blocks touching. Used of a ship's hoisting tackle. adv.
The streets of the little town were simply chock-a-block with troops which were pouring into it from converging roads.
adjective. /ˈtʃɑkəˌblɑk/ (also chock-a-block) [not before noun] chockablock (with something/somebody) (informal) very full of things or people pressed close together The shelves were chockablock with ornaments. It was chockablock in town today (= full of people). Take your English to the next level.
