chocked
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past participleof chock.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
chocknouna wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc. -
past tense formof chock.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
chocknouna wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc.
Example Sentences
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Nearby, Syrian children in a makeshift refugee camp played in dirty water chocked with rubbish and medical waste and fed by an outflow from an open pipe.
From Reuters ● Oct. 31, 2022
“We saw consumers thinking of inflation and supply chains being chocked, so the ultimate pantry loading happened in October,” Kathy Gramling, a consumer industry markets consultant for EY.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2021
Whatever the Nationals do or do not do from here, they have made the big deal, chocked up the cash fans grumble for and added to the bullpen that has desperately needed help all season.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2017
MCKAY: Yeah, I mean, I’ve chocked and some of the sounds sounded like a laugh, but I don’t even know if I believe in laughter.
From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2015
My hair blew straight back but the plane didn’t budge forward because Dad had the wheels chocked with big wedges of firewood.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
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