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chockablock
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Chockablock
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chock·a·block
/
ˈtʃɒk
əˈblɒk
/
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blok
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adjective
1.
extremely full; crowded; jammed:
a room chockablock with furniture and plants.
2.
Nautical
.
having the blocks drawn close together, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost.
adverb
3.
in a crowded manner:
books piled chockablock on the narrow shelf.
Also,
chock-a-block.
Origin:
compare
chock
close (up to), apparently as back formation from
chockful
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chockablock
adjective
packed full to capacity; "chowder chockablock with pieces of fish"
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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Example sentences
The website is
chockablock
full of book recommendations and authors that appeal
to boys of all ages.
We're
chockablock
this time of year with super-fun wintery shows, arts
happenings, and music all over town.
Each weekend's schedule is
chockablock
with music and food options, and there's
only so much time in a day and room in a stomach.
It's
chockablock
with features, options and related tools, some of which are
only tangentially related to e-mail.
The blogosphere is
chockablock
with comparisons, however.
Most shelter magazines are
chockablock
with color pictures that bleed off the page, which invites flipping.
It's a popular vacation spot,
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with beachwear shops, nothing-fancy hotels and weathered houses.
There are mean and crazy people, and academia's
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