chockablock

or chock-a-block

[chok-uh-blok]

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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.

Origin of chockablock

cf. chock close (up to), apparently as back formation from chock-full

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Related Words for chockablock

loaded, brimming, brimful, chock-full, jammed, overflowing, packed, stuffed

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Contemporary Examples of chockablock

After all, the Republican convention was chockablock with McCain doppelgangers.
The End of Obama Hook-Ups
Jessi Klein
October 31, 2008