chockablock
or chock-a-block
[ chok-uh-blok ]
/ ˈtʃɒk əˈblɒk /
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adjective
extremely full; crowded; jammed: a room chockablock with furniture and plants.
Nautical. having the blocks drawn close together, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost.
adverb
in a crowded manner: books piled chockablock on the narrow shelf.
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Origin of chockablock
cf. chock close (up to), apparently as back formation from chock-full
Words nearby chockablock
Choate, choc., choccy, choc-ice, chock, chockablock, chocker, chock-full, chockstone, choco, chocoholic
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Example sentences from the Web for chockablock
Very little, let’s hope, now that a year chockablock with ugly surprises—a list starting with the coronavirus pandemic—passes behind us.
After all, the Republican convention was chockablock with McCain doppelgangers.
Quickly the enemy submarine maneuvered closer until the two craft 135 were almost chockablock.
Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X|Victor Appleton
British Dictionary definitions for chockablock
chock-a-block
adjective, adverb
filled to capacity; in a crammed state
nautical with the blocks brought close together, as when a tackle is pulled as tight as possible
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