单词 | chockablock |
释义 | chockablockor chock-a-block[ chok-uh-blok ] / ˈtʃɒk əˈblɒk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR chockablock ON THESAURUS.COM adjectiveextremely full; crowded; jammed: a room chockablock with furniture and plants. Nautical. having the blocks drawn close together, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost. adverbin a crowded manner: books piled chockablock on the narrow shelf. Origin of chockablockcf. chock close (up to), apparently as back formation from chock-full Words nearby chockablockChoate, choc., choccy, choc-ice, chock, chockablock, chocker, chock-full, chockstone, choco, chocoholic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chockablock
British Dictionary definitions for chockablockchock-a-block adjective, adverbfilled to capacity; in a crammed state nautical with the blocks brought close together, as when a tackle is pulled as tight as possible Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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