chockablock
or chock-a-block
[ chok-uh-blok ]
/ ˈtʃɒk əˈblɒk /
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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Nearby words
choc., choccy, chock, chock-a-block, chock-full, chockablock, chocker, chockstone, choco, chocoholic, chocolate
Origin of chockablock
cf. chock close (up to), apparently as back formation from chock-full
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After all, the Republican convention was chockablock with McCain doppelgangers.