English to English
chock
(/tS//A/k
)
noun (n)
- a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- 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.(noun)source: webster1913
- An encounter.(noun)source: webster1913
adverb (r)
- as completely as possible(adv.all)Example:
It was chock-a-block full.
source: wordnet30 - Entirely; quite; as, chock home; chock aft.(adverb)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- secure with chocks(verb.contact)source: wordnet30
- support on chocks(verb.contact)Example:
Chock the boat.
source: wordnet30 - To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch; as, to chock a wheel or cask.(verb)source: webster1913
- To fill up, as a cavity.(verb)source: webster1913
- To encounter.(verb)source: webster1913
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