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11chock — [tʃɔk US tʃa:k] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from an unrecorded Old North French choque] a block of wood or metal that you put in front of the wheel of a vehicle to prevent it from moving …
12chock — [ tʃak ] noun count a block of wood or metal that you put against a wheel to stop a vehicle from moving …
13chock — ► NOUN 1) a wedge or block placed against a wheel to prevent it from moving. 2) a ring with a gap at the top, through which a rope or line is run. ORIGIN Old French çoche block, log …
14Chock — Datei:2009 WJC Ice Dancing Podium.jpg Madison Chock (Mitte) mit (von links) Maia Shibutani, Alex Shibutani, Greg Zuerlein, Jekaterina Rjasanowa und Jonathan Guerreiro Madison La akea Te Lan Hall Chock (2. Juli 1992 in Torrance, Vereinigte Staaten …
15chock — /tʃɒk / (say chok) noun 1. a block or wedge of wood, etc., for filling in a space, especially for preventing movement, as of a wheel or a cask. 2. Nautical a. a metal or wooden fitting through which a mooring line, anchor cable, towline, or… …
16chock — /chok/, n. 1. a wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc. 2. Naut. a. any of various heavy metal fittings on a deck or wharf that serve as fairleads for cables or chains. b. a shaped… …
17chock — UK [tʃɒk] / US [tʃɑk] noun [countable] Word forms chock : singular chock plural chocks a block of wood or metal that you put against a wheel to stop a vehicle from moving …
18chock — [[t]tʃɒk[/t]] n. 1) bui a wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc 2) naut. navig. a heavy metal fitting on a deck or wharf that serves as a fairlead for a cable or chain 3) bui to furnish… …
19chock — [1] A wedge used to prevent a wheel from rolling especially when replacing a tire/wheel. Also called a wheel chock. [2] A heavy smooth surfaced fitting usually located near the edge of the weather deck through which wire ropes or fiber hawsers… …
20chock — 1. noun a) Any wooden block used as a wedge or filler b) Any fitting or fixture used to restrict movement, especially movement of a line; traditionally was a fixture near a bulwark with two horns pointing towards each other, with a gap between… …
