chock a block

A form of chockablock — Having the blocks drawn close together so no further movement is possible, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost.

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Meanings

adjectivechock a block (comparative more chock a block, superlative most chock a block)

comparative more chock a block · superlative most chock a block

  1. alternativeAlternative form of chockablock.

    We walk around to central world plaza, navigating crowded pavements chock a block with street vendors selling everything from fresh fish to meat on a stick to Thai beer.

    2013, Edward Wilson, Travels With Kirsty: In Search of a Different Life, →ISBN, page 75
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    Which is exactly what I wanted because Mi-jami was chock a block full of smokin' hot 'ricans and Cubans and Caucasians and, well, men in general all ripe for the picking.

    2012, James Brock, Tailor Made, →ISBN
adverbchock a block (comparative more chock a block, superlative most chock a block)

comparative more chock a block · superlative most chock a block

  1. alternativeAlternative form of chockablock.

    The cutlery increasing on the drainer, chock a block, While the sink is overflowing as the dishes run amok!

    2010, Sue Allen, Life.....(in General), →ISBN, page 32
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chock a block. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chock%20a%20block

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Chicago

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