chock

[ chok ]

/ tʃɒk /

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noun

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

Nautical.

any of various heavy metal fittings on a deck or wharf that serve as fairleads for cables or chains.
a shaped support or cradle for a ship's boat, barrel, etc.
a small wooden piece or timber for filling a gap, reinforcing an angle, etc., in a wooden vessel.

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

Mining. a roof support made of cribbing filled with stones.Compare cog³ (def. 2).

verb (used with object)

to furnish with or secure by a chock or chocks.

Nautical. to place (a boat) upon chocks.

adverb

as close or tight as possible: chock against the edge.

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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

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How to use chock in a sentence

Yes, I know that that’s a small, highly specific problem in a year chock full of exponentially worse situations, but I can’t solve any of those larger ones in a few hours with easy-to-find materials.
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It’s chock-full of dates and walnuts, delightfully gooey and loaded with caramel flavor.
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That’s not how she’ll be used at Maryland, where a team chock full of bigger guards and wings switch on everything and cause havoc against smaller opponents.
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The Eastern Conference finals series between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat is chock full of stars.
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And with this dire remark he grabbed at a sliding pot and chocked it off on top of the stove with a rolling rod.
The Viking Blood|Frederick William Wallace
Here, in long tiers, with alleyways between, the water-casks were chocked safely on their sides.
Michael, Brother of Jerry|Jack London
The latter, apparently as steady as though “chocked up” in a dry-dock, drove serenely on in great swinging zigzags.
Sea-Hounds|Lewis R. Freeman
“If Sylvia should get pneumonia—” began Sahwah, and then chocked over the dreadful possibility.
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When she was chocked, a course was shaped for the derelict brig, according to the indication of the masthead man.
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British Dictionary definitions for chock

chock

/ (tʃɒk) /

noun

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

nautical

a fairlead consisting of a ringlike device with an opening at the top through which a rope is placed
a cradle-like support for a boat, barrel, etc

mountaineering See nut (def. 10)

verb (tr)

(usually foll by up) British to cram fullchocked up with newspapers

to fit with or secure by a chock

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

adverb

as closely or tightly as possiblechock against the wall

Word Origin for chock

C17: of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Old French çoche log; compare Provençal soca tree stump

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