Chock
noun
A wedge or block used to prevent something from moving.
He placed a chock under the wheel of the car to prevent it from rolling.
Often appears as...
- chock under
- chock of wood
adverb
Completely full, often used in the phrase 'chock-full'.
Her diary is chock-full of appointments.
Often appears as...
- chock-full
- chock with
verb
To prevent something from moving by using a chock.
She chocked the plane's wheels while it was on the tarmac.
Often appears as...
- chock the wheel
- chock a plane
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A wedge or block used to prevent something from moving.
He placed a chock under the wheel of the car to prevent it from rolling.
Often appears as...
- chock under
- chock of wood
adverb
Completely full, often used in the phrase 'chock-full'.
Her diary is chock-full of appointments.
Often appears as...
- chock-full
- chock with
verb
To prevent something from moving by using a chock.
She chocked the plane's wheels while it was on the tarmac.
Often appears as...
- chock the wheel
- chock a plane
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Safety Device
A chock is often used to promote safety in various settings by securing vehicles or equipment.
Ensure the trailer has its chocks in place before unloading goods.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Object
Chock refers to the actual wedge-shaped object, not the action of securing something.
Grab a wooden chock from the shed to stabilize the ladder.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Wheels
Chocks can be used under any object that needs to be kept stationary, not just wheels.
Place a chock under the door to keep it open during the move.
Pro Tip 1/3Safety Device
A chock is often used to promote safety in various settings by securing vehicles or equipment.
Ensure the trailer has its chocks in place before unloading goods.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Object
Chock refers to the actual wedge-shaped object, not the action of securing something.
Grab a wooden chock from the shed to stabilize the ladder.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Wheels
Chocks can be used under any object that needs to be kept stationary, not just wheels.
Place a chock under the door to keep it open during the move.
Pro Tip 1/3Safety Device
A chock is often used to promote safety in various settings by securing vehicles or equipment.
Ensure the trailer has its chocks in place before unloading goods.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Object
Chock refers to the actual wedge-shaped object, not the action of securing something.
Grab a wooden chock from the shed to stabilize the ladder.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Wheels
Chocks can be used under any object that needs to be kept stationary, not just wheels.
Place a chock under the door to keep it open during the move.
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Sheryl Sandberg: So we...
the original one was in D.C. -- so I live here, so I had gotten on a plane the day before, and my daughter was three, she was clinging to my "Mommy, don't go." And Pat's a friend, and so, not related to the speech I was planning on giving, which was chock full of facts and figures, and nothing personal, I told Pat the story. I said, well, I'm having a hard day.
Video examples
Finding Baby Seals on an...
This is a mixed colony here. This is a cormorants nest, but it's really sad because. this is a completely abandoned island. There's no one here, But this nest is absolutely chock a block full of
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Close, But No Cigar PIPE...
it's chock full of incriminating evidence see more phones might have some dope here it's like crack there's about four or five little rocks in there
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Sheryl Sandberg: So we...
the original one was in D.C. -- so I live here, so I had gotten on a plane the day before, and my daughter was three, she was clinging to my "Mommy, don't go." And Pat's a friend, and so, not related to the speech I was planning on giving, which was chock full of facts and figures, and nothing personal, I told Pat the story. I said, well, I'm having a hard day.
Video examples
Finding Baby Seals on an...
This is a mixed colony here. This is a cormorants nest, but it's really sad because. this is a completely abandoned island. There's no one here, But this nest is absolutely chock a block full of
Video examples
Close, But No Cigar PIPE...
it's chock full of incriminating evidence see more phones might have some dope here it's like crack there's about four or five little rocks in there
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
John Battelle
American Businessman
The open web is full of spam, shady operators, and blatant falsehoods. Outside of a relatively small percentage of high quality sites, most of the web is chock full of popup ads and other interruptive come-ons. It's nearly impossible to find signal in that noise, and the web is in danger of being overrun by all that crap.
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David Maisel
American Businessman
The active and abandoned tailings ponds I have photographed, for example, are strangely beautiful - yet they are also chock full of cyanide, which is used in the recovery of microscopic particles of gold from the waste tailings of copper mines.
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Skylar Astin
American Actor
You definitely have to be focused at certain times in your life and in your career, but at the end of the day, there's only so much you can do. Then you just have to chock it up to fate.
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Todd Wilcox
The United States Senate is already chock full of career politicians and insiders who fall in line for political expediency and refuse to stand up and speak out for the American people.
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Ron Gutman
American Businessman
Everyone knows that Silicon Valley is chock full of fabulous people who 'do good while doing well.
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Rand Paul
American Politician
The Republican Party's history is rich and chock full of emancipation and black history.
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Jon Bellion
American Musician
Sometimes I feel drawn to writing about my shortcomings because I'm chock full of them.
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John Battelle
American Businessman
The open web is full of spam, shady operators, and blatant falsehoods. Outside of a relatively small percentage of high quality sites, most of the web is chock full of popup ads and other interruptive come-ons. It's nearly impossible to find signal in that noise, and the web is in danger of being overrun by all that crap.
Quote examples
David Maisel
American Businessman
The active and abandoned tailings ponds I have photographed, for example, are strangely beautiful - yet they are also chock full of cyanide, which is used in the recovery of microscopic particles of gold from the waste tailings of copper mines.
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Skylar Astin
American Actor
You definitely have to be focused at certain times in your life and in your career, but at the end of the day, there's only so much you can do. Then you just have to chock it up to fate.
Quote examples
Todd Wilcox
The United States Senate is already chock full of career politicians and insiders who fall in line for political expediency and refuse to stand up and speak out for the American people.
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Ron Gutman
American Businessman
Everyone knows that Silicon Valley is chock full of fabulous people who 'do good while doing well.
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Rand Paul
American Politician
The Republican Party's history is rich and chock full of emancipation and black history.
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Jon Bellion
American Musician
Sometimes I feel drawn to writing about my shortcomings because I'm chock full of them.
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