chockablock

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1. nauticalHaving the blocks drawn close together so no further movement is possible, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost.
2. broadlyJammed tightly together, jam-packed; very crowded; completely filled or stuffed.

   Fish is chockablock full of protein.

   2024 March 18, Allison Aubrey, “Millions of women are 'under-muscled.' These foods help build strength”, in NPR

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   Dance music is chockablock with anonymous artists, but few have concealed themselves with quite the dedication of the Knife.

   2009 March 27, Alexis Petridis, “Electronic review: Fever Ray, Fever Ray”, in The Guardian

   Haberman’s book is chockablock with scoops, comprehensively leaked to the press before publication, but what singles it out from the competition is its perceptiveness about Trump’s character and the way his private vices became public menaces.

   2022 October 9, Peter Conrad, “Confidence Man: The Making of Trump and the Breaking of America review […] ”, in The Observer

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1. In a crowded manner; as completely or closely as possible.

   His study had books stacked chockablock on every shelf.

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   The meeting hall was chockablock full of angry citizens.

   AMERICA is full of vast, empty spaces. Europe, by contrast, seems chock-a-block with humanity, its history shaped by a lack of continental elbowroom.

   2012 October 13, “Free exchange: Concrete gains”, in The Economist