chock-full

[ chok-fool, chuhk- ]

/ ˈtʃɒkˈfʊl, ˈtʃʌk- /

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adjective

full to the limit; crammed.

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Also chock-ful, chuck-full, choke-full.

Origin of chock-full

1350–1400; Middle English chokke-fulle, equivalent to chokke (< ?) + fullefull¹

Words nearby chock-full

choccy, choc-ice, chock, chockablock, chocker, chock-full, chockstone, choco, chocoholic, chocolate, chocolate-box

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How to use chock-full in a sentence

To put it rather uncharitably, the USPHS practiced a major dental experiment on a city full of unconsenting subjects.
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Could the (thus far) timid trembling give way to a full-on, grand mal seizure?
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So we know that boring down to the bedrock and pumping it full of fluid can cause earthquakes.
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It used to carry livestock but sailed its final voyage with a hold full of Syrian men, women, and children.
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Whether he gets his full due in popular culture remains to be seen.
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It ended on a complaint that she was 'tired rather and spending my time at full length on a deck-chair in the garden.'
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As long as may be necessary, Sam,” replied Mr. Pickwick, “you have my full permission to remain.
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It is full of poetic feeling, and the flesh tints are unusually natural.
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A small book, bound in full purple calf, lay half hidden in a nest of fine tissue paper on the dressing-table.
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One would not have wanted her white neck a mite less full or her beautiful arms more slender.
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British Dictionary definitions for chock-full

chock-full

choke-full or chuck-full

adjective

(postpositive) completely full

Word Origin for chock-full

C17 choke-full; see choke, full

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British Dictionary definitions for chock-full

choke-full or chuck-full

Word Origin for chock-full