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1. (n.) chock
a wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc.
2. chock
a heavy metal fitting on a deck or wharf that serves as a fairlead for a cable or chain.
3. (v.t.) chock
to furnish with or secure by a chock or chocks.
4. chock
to place (a boat) upon chocks.
5. (adv.) chock
as close or tight as possible:
chock against the edge.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < AF
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) chock, wedge
a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
2. (verb) chock
secure with chocks
3. (adverb) chock
support on chocks
"chock the boat"
4. (adverb) chock, chock-a-block
as completely as possible
"it was chock-a-block full"
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1. (adverb) chock
entirely; quite; as, chock home; chock aft
2. (noun) chock
a wedge, or block made to fit in any space which it is desired to fill, esp. something to steady a cask or other body, or prevent it from moving, by fitting into the space around or beneath it
3. (noun) chock
a heavy casting of metal, usually fixed near the gunwale. It has two short horn-shaped arms curving inward, between which ropes or hawsers may pass for towing, mooring, etc
4. (noun) chock
an encounter
5. (verb) chock
to stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch; as, to chock a wheel or cask
6. (verb) chock
to fill up, as a cavity
7. (verb) chock
to encounter
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