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1. : brought close together. 2. : very full. shelves chockablock with books. Did you know? Chockablock started out as a nautical term. A block is a metal or wooden case with one or more pulleys inside.
Chockablock describes something, such as a space, that is filled to the utmost or extremely crowded. Chockablock can describe anything that is literally filled to capacity, such as a room or a container, as in All the bins in the store were chockablock with sale items.
Synonyms for CHOCKABLOCK: filled, packed, bursting, crammed, crowded, jammed, full, loaded; Antonyms of CHOCKABLOCK: devoid, empty, blank, vacant, void, bare, short, inadequate.
Definition of chockablock adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
When something is chockablock, it's full or stuffed with something. Cities are chockablock with people. This humorous-looking, rhyming word means jam-packed. A library is chockablock with books. Malls are chockablock with stores and teenagers. Concerts for popular bands are chockablock with screaming, adoring fans.
chock-a-block. The streets of the little town were simply chock-a-block with troops which were pouring into it from converging roads. From Project Gutenberg. The railroad yard was chock-a-block with freight and passenger cars, and nobody was there to tell us where to go or where to find provisions.
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CHOCK-A-BLOCK definition: 1. If a place is chock-a-block, it is very full of people or things: 2. If a place is…. Learn more.
