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单词 chockablock
释义

chockablock

1 of 2

adverb

chock·​a·​block ˈchä-kə-ˌbläk How to pronounce chockablock (audio)
: chock
chockablock full

chockablock

2 of 2

adjective

1
: brought close together
2
: very full
shelves chockablock with books

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Chockablock started out as a nautical term. A block is a metal or wooden case with one or more pulleys inside. Sometimes, two or more blocks are used as part of a rope and pulley system called a "block and tackle" to provide a mechanical advantage—as, for example, when hoisting a sail on a traditional sailing ship. When the rope is pulled as far as it will go, the blocks are tight together and are said to be chockablock. Non-nautical types associated the chock in chockablock with chock-full, which goes back to Middle English chokkefull, meaning "full to the limit" (a figurative use of "full to choking"). We thus gave chockablock the additional meaning "filled up." Chockablock can also be an adverb meaning "as close or as completely as possible," as in "families living chockablock" or the seemingly redundant "chockablock full."

Synonyms

Adjective

  • brimful
  • brimming
  • bursting
  • chock-full
  • chockful
  • crammed
  • crowded
  • fat
  • filled
  • full
  • jam-packed
  • jammed
  • loaded
  • packed
  • stuffed
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Example Sentences

Adjective the mantel was chockablock with knickknacks

Word History

First Known Use

Adverb

1799, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1

chockablock

adjective

as in filled
containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible the mantel was chockablock with knickknacks

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • filled
  • packed
  • crammed
  • bursting
  • jammed
  • full
  • crowded
  • brimming
  • stuffed
  • loaded
  • brimful
  • chockful
  • chock-full
  • jam-packed
  • overladen
  • overflowing
  • overstuffed
  • overloaded
  • teeming
  • overcrowded
  • overfilled
  • fat
  • overfull
  • replete
  • swarming
  • rife
  • abounding
  • fraught
  • flush

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • devoid
  • empty
  • vacant
  • blank
  • void
  • bare
  • short
  • inadequate
  • incomplete
  • insufficient
  • stark
  • deficient
  • wanting
  • depleted
  • shy
  • drained
  • shortish
  • exhausted
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