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noun
1.
a wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc.
2.
Nautical.
a.
any of various heavy metal fittings on a deck or wharf that serve as fairleads for cables or chains.
b.
a shaped support or cradle for a ship's boat, barrel, etc.
c.
a small wooden piece or timber for filling a gap, reinforcing an angle, etc., in a wooden vessel.
3.
Metalworking. a bearing supporting the end of a rolling mill.
4.
verb (used with object)
5.
to furnish with or secure by a chock or chocks.
6.
Nautical. to place (a boat) upon chocks.
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adverb
7.
as close or tight as possible: chock against the edge.
Origin:
Middle English < Anglo-French choque (compare modern Picard choke big log, Normandy dial. chouque), Old French çoche (French soche); of uncertain origin
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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chock (tʃɒk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a block or wedge of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object |
| 2. | nautical |
| a. a fairlead consisting of a ringlike device with an opening at the top through which a rope is placed | |
| b. a cradle-like support for a boat, barrel, etc | |
| 3. | mountaineering See nut |
| —vb | |
| 4. | (Brit) ( |
| 5. | to fit with or secure by a chock |
| 6. | to support (a boat, barrel, etc) on chocks |
| —adv | |
| 7. | as closely or tightly as possible: chock against the wall |
| [C17: of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Old French çoche log; compare Provençal soca tree stump] | |
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Word Origin & History
chock
1674, possibly ult. from O.N.Fr. choque "a block," from O.Fr. çoche "log," from Gaul. *tsukka "a tree trunk, stump."
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Example sentences
Part of the fun of hiking in the woods is the treat of coming across a bush chock-full of wild berries.
Straight from the pages of the magazine's top-scoring feature, this little book is chock-full of tremendous fun.
Patience is the key to this soul-satisfying soup chock-full of winter greens.
Over the past decade, scientists have discovered that our crops are chock-full of dormant characteristics.
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