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chock
chock C0316500 (chŏk)n.1. A block or wedge placed under something else, such as a wheel, to keep it from moving.2. Nautical A heavy fitting of metal or wood with two jaws curving inward, through which a rope or cable may be run.tr.v. chocked, chock·ing, chocks 1. To fit with or secure by a chock: The plane's wheels were chocked and chained down.2. Nautical To place (a boat) on blocks or wedges.adv. As close as possible: had to stand chock up against the railing.
[Possibly from Old North French choque, log, from Gaulish *tsukka, stump, of Germanic origin.]chock (tʃɒk) n1. a block or wedge of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object2. (Nautical Terms) nautical a. a fairlead consisting of a ringlike device with an opening at the top through which a rope is placedb. a cradle-like support for a boat, barrel, etc3. (Mountaineering) mountaineering See nut10vb (tr) 4. (usually foll by up) Brit to cram full: chocked up with newspapers. 5. to fit with or secure by a chock6. to support (a boat, barrel, etc) on chocksadvas 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]chock (tʃɒk)
n. 1. a wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc. 2. a heavy metal fitting on a deck or wharf that serves as a fairlead for a cable or chain. v.t. 3. to furnish with or secure by a chock or chocks. 4. to place (a boat) upon chocks. adv. 5. as close or tight as possible: chock against the edge. [1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French choque, Old French çoche, of uncertain orig.] chock
Past participle: chocked
Gerund: chocking
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| I chock | | you chock | | he/she/it chocks | | we chock | | you chock | | they chock |
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| I chocked | | you chocked | | he/she/it chocked | | we chocked | | you chocked | | they chocked |
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| I am chocking | | you are chocking | | he/she/it is chocking | | we are chocking | | you are chocking | | they are chocking |
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| I have chocked | | you have chocked | | he/she/it has chocked | | we have chocked | | you have chocked | | they have chocked |
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| I was chocking | | you were chocking | | he/she/it was chocking | | we were chocking | | you were chocking | | they were chocking |
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| I had chocked | | you had chocked | | he/she/it had chocked | | we had chocked | | you had chocked | | they had chocked |
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| I will chock | | you will chock | | he/she/it will chock | | we will chock | | you will chock | | they will chock |
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| I will have chocked | | you will have chocked | | he/she/it will have chocked | | we will have chocked | | you will have chocked | | they will have chocked |
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| I will be chocking | | you will be chocking | | he/she/it will be chocking | | we will be chocking | | you will be chocking | | they will be chocking |
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| I have been chocking | | you have been chocking | | he/she/it has been chocking | | we have been chocking | | you have been chocking | | they have been chocking |
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| I will have been chocking | | you will have been chocking | | he/she/it will have been chocking | | we will have been chocking | | you will have been chocking | | they will have been chocking |
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| I had been chocking | | you had been chocking | | he/she/it had been chocking | | we had been chocking | | you had been chocking | | they had been chocking |
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| I would chock | | you would chock | | he/she/it would chock | | we would chock | | you would chock | | they would chock |
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| I would have chocked | | you would have chocked | | he/she/it would have chocked | | we would have chocked | | you would have chocked | | they would have chocked |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  chock - a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy objectwedgeblock - a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks"sprag - a chock or bar wedged under a wheel or between the spokes to prevent a vehicle from rolling down an incline | | Verb | 1. | chock - secure with chocksfasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" | | 2. | chock - support on chocks; "chock the boat"hold up, support, sustain, hold - be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?" | | Adv. | 1. | chock - as completely as possible; "it was chock-a-block full"chock-a-block |
Translationscalecoincuneopassacavocalzatoiachock
chock full of (something)Having a lot of something; very full of something. If you don't like raisins, you won't like this cake —it's chock full of them. Good luck fitting anything else in that storage locker—it is just chock full of boxes.See also: chock, full, ofpull (up) chocks1. To remove the wedges used to keep the wheels of a vehicle from moving. Used especially in reference to aviation, particularly in the military. I was put on duty pulling chocks for the fighter jets aboard the aircraft carrier. She was willing to do any tough job, from pulling chocks to hauling cargo.2. To pack up and leave some place. OK, team, we're finished here—let's pull chocks and head back to headquarters. After a week of camping in the countryside, we finally pulled up chocks and decided to stay in a bed and breakfast for the night before going back home.3. To leave one's place of residence or employment and relocate elsewhere. I've loved living in the city, but now that we have a baby on the way, it's time to pull up chocks and find somewhere more affordable. I always told myself that I would pull chocks after spending five years working for them.See also: chock, pullchock full of somethingFig. very full of something. These cookies are chock full of big chunks of chocolate.See also: chock, full, ofpull chocks and pull up stakes tv. to leave a place. (see also up stakes.) Time to pull chocks and get out of here. We pulled up stakes and moved on. See also: chock, pullchock-a-block, to beAlso, chock-full. To be very full, tightly jammed together. It was originally a nineteenth-century nautical term, describing the blocks of a tackle drawn so close that they touched. In time it was transferred to objects, people—just about anything very crowded. W. Somerset Maugham used it, “The city’s inns were chock-a-block and men were sleeping three, four and five to a bed” (Then and Now, 1946). The synonymous “chock-full” is much older, dating from the fifteenth century, and actually may be used more often, in such locutions as, “Her paper was chock-full of typos.”chock
chock1. Nauticala. 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. 2. Mountaineering See nutChock (cribbing), an adjustable mine support on the working face for controlling the roof by the caving and lowering methods; in development workings it is used for supporting berms and filling empty spaces behind the supports. The cribbing consists of square or rectangular chocks (cages) made of stacked wooden props, beams, or metal girders and rails; the inside space is sometimes filled with rock to reinforce the structure. chock[chäk] (mining engineering) A square pillar for supporting the roof in a mine, constructed of prop timber laid up in alternate cross layers, in log-cabin style, the center being filled with waste. (naval architecture) An open or closed metal fitting through which ropes, wires, or cables are passed. A block or wedge for supporting a boat that is being repaired. chockA wedge or block used to prevent an object from moving.chockA block of wood or other material, or a rigid framework of metal, usually designed to fit in the angle between the airplane tire and the ground to aid in preventing the airplane from rolling.MedicalSeenutFinancialSeeNutchock
Synonyms for chocknoun a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy objectSynonymsRelated Wordsverb secure with chocksRelated Wordsverb support on chocksRelated Words- hold up
- support
- sustain
- hold
adv as completely as possibleSynonyms |