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21chock — noun 1》 a wedge or block placed against a wheel or rounded object to prevent it from moving or to support it. 2》 a ring with a gap at the top, through which a rope or line is run. verb support or make fast with a chock. Origin ME: prob. from Old… …
22chock — noun (C) a block of wood or metal put in front of a wheel, door etc to prevent it from moving chock verb (T) …
23Chock full o'Nuts — Chock full o’Nuts is a chain of lunch counters in New York City that spawned a brand of coffee. Contents 1 History 2 Jingle 3 Trivia 3.1 In film …
24Chock-A-Block — Genre Children s Created by Michael Cole Presented by …
25chock-a-block — or chock·a·block (chŏkʹə blŏk ) adj. 1. Squeezed together; jammed: The cheering fans were chock a block in the stands. 2. Completely filled; stuffed: “I recommend the north shore chowder, chockablock with pieces of seasonal fish” (Charles… …
26chock-a-block — [ˌtʃɔk ə ˈblɔk US ˈtʃa:k ə ˌbla:k] adj [not before noun] BrE [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: chock a block with the wooden blocks of a tackle (= ropes for lifting) touching each other, so that no more can be lifted (1800 1900), from chock on block;… …
27Chock-full — chockfull chock full , pred. a. Quite full; full to capacity; choke full; as, chowder chock full of clams. Syn: chockablock(predicate), chockful(predicate), choke full(predicate), chuck full(predicate), cram full. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] …
28Chock (surname) — Chock is a surname. Those bearing it include: This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. Naomi Takemoto Chock (fl. 1980s), American psychologist Madison Chock (born 1992), American dancer …
29chock-full — adj [not before noun] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from CHOKE1] informal completely full of people or things chock full of ▪ The pond was chock full of weeds …
30chock-a-block — adjective not usually before noun INFORMAL very full, so that there is not much room for anything or anyone else: chock a block with: It s an area that s chock a block with tourists …
