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chock

American  
[chok] / tʃɒk /

noun

  1. a wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc.

  2. Nautical.

    1. any of various heavy metal fittings on a deck or wharf that serve as fairleads for cables or chains.

    2. a shaped support or cradle for a ship's boat, barrel, etc.

    3. a small wooden piece or timber for filling a gap, reinforcing an angle, etc., in a wooden vessel.

  3. Metalworking. a bearing supporting the end of a rolling mill.

  4. Mining. a roof support made of cribbing filled with stones.

verb (used with object)

  1. to furnish with or secure by a chock or chocks.

  2. Nautical. to place (a boat) upon chocks.

adverb

  1. as close or tight as possible.

    chock against the edge.
chock British  
/ tʃɒk /

noun

  1. a block or wedge of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object

  2. nautical

    1. a fairlead consisting of a ringlike device with an opening at the top through which a rope is placed

    2. a cradle-like support for a boat, barrel, etc

  3. mountaineering See nut

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verb

  1. (usually foll by up) to cram full

    chocked up with newspapers

  2. to fit with or secure by a chock

  3. to support (a boat, barrel, etc) on chocks

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adverb

  1. as closely or tightly as possible

    chock against the wall
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Etymology

Origin of chock

Middle English < Anglo-French choque (compare modern Picard choke big log, Normandy dial. chouque ), Old French çoche ( French soche ); of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

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It already bore the hallmarks of her best work: Rhythmically and lyrically dextrous, and chock full of personality.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

If words truly matter, then Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate was chock full of language aimed at undecided voters.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2024

Her flailing style — chock full of moves such as "the kangaroo" and others that have been compared to a dog squirming in grass — lost all three of her matches 0-18.

From Salon • Aug. 15, 2024

"When you think about existing cancer genes and the DNA sequences around them, they're just chock full of these repeats," says Victor E. Velculescu, M.D.,

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2024

He was so chock full of news, Mama nor I could get in a word.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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