About The Word Chock
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Chock Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Chock?
[n] a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
[adv] as completely as possible; "it was chock-a-block full" [v] support on chocks, as of boats, for example [v] secure with chocks Synonyms | Synonyms for Chock: chock-a-block | wedge Related Terms | Find terms related to Chock: arrest | bar | barricade | bearing rein | bit | block | block up | blockade | bolt | brake | brim | chain | charge | check | checkrein | choke | choke off | clog | close | close off | close tight | close up | congest | constrict | countercheck | cram | crowd | curb | curb bit | damper | debar | dog | doorstop | drag | drag sail | drift anchor | drift sail | drogue | fetter | fill | fill to overflowing | fill up | freight | holdback | jam | jam-pack | lade | load | lock | martingale | obstruct | occlude | overfill | pack | pad | pelham | ram in | remora | satiate | saturate | scotch | sea anchor | shackle | shut off | shut out | shut tight | snaffle | spoke | squeeze | squeeze shut | stay | stifle | stop | stop up | strangle | strangulate | stuff | suffocate | supercharge | surfeit | top off | trammel | wad | weight See Also | block | fasten | fix | hold | hold up | secure | sprag | support | sustain Chock In Webster's Dictionary \Chock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chocked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Chocking}.]
To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch; as,
to chock a wheel or cask.
\Chock\, v. i. To fill up, as a cavity. ``The woodwork . . . exactly chocketh into joints.'' --Fuller. \Chock\, n. 1. 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. 2. (Naut.) A heavy casting of metal, usually fixed near the gunwale. It has two short horn-shaped arms curving inward, between which ropes or hawsers may pass for towing, mooring, etc. \Chock\, adv. (Naut.) Entirely; quite; as, chock home; chock aft. \Chock\, v. t. [F. choquer. Cf. {Shock}, v. t.] To encounter. [Obs.] \Chock\, n. An encounter. [Obs.] |
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