Dictionary

chockablock en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˈt͡ʃɒkəˌblɒk/

Etymology

From chock + -a- + block.

Meanings

1. (of a ship's hoisting tackle) Having the blocks drawn close together so no further movement is possible, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost.
2. (broadly) Jammed tightly together, jam-packed; very crowded; completely filled or stuffed.
   • Dance music is chockablock with anonymous artists, but few have concealed themselves with quite the dedication of the Knife. 2009 March 27, Alexis Petridis, “Electronic review: Fever Ray, Fever Ray”, in The Guardian:
   • Fish is chockablock full of protein. 2024 March 18, Allison Aubrey, “Millions of women are 'under-muscled.' These foods help build strength”, in NPR:
   • Haberman’s book is chockablock with scoops, comprehensively leaked to the press before publication, but what singles it out from the competition is its perceptiveness about Trump’s character and the way his private vices became public menaces. 2022 October 9, Peter Conrad, “Confidence Man: The Making of Trump and the Breaking of America review […] ”, in The Observer:

Forms

Deriveds

chocka · chockers · chock · chocker · chokka

Relateds

chock full

Translations (4)

ru перепо́лненный (jammed tightly together, crowded) · hu dugig van (jammed tightly together, crowded) · ru битко́м наби́тый (jammed tightly together, crowded) · es de bote en bote (jammed tightly together, crowded)

chockablock en · ADV

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈt͡ʃɒkəˌblɒk/

Etymology

From chock + -a- + block.

Meanings

1. In a crowded manner; as completely or closely as possible.
   • AMERICA is full of vast, empty spaces. Europe, by contrast, seems chock-a-block with humanity, its history shaped by a lack of continental elbowroom. 2012 October 13, “Free exchange: Concrete gains”, in The Economist:
   • His study had books stacked chockablock on every shelf.
   • The meeting hall was chockablock full of angry citizens.

Forms

Relateds

chock full · chockful · chock-full · chockfull