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Definition of chock-a-block in English: chock-a-blockadjective tʃɒkəˈblɒk British informal predicative Crammed full of people or things. the manual is chock-a-block with information Example sentencesExamples - Even now Skipton's car parks are chock-a-block on a warm summer's day and tourists drive round aimlessly and with increasing frustration.
- The whole film is chock-a-block full of amazing FX gadgets, surprising twists and interesting characters (not to mention product placements for a leading car manufacturer).
- ‘If there was a Commission for Neds' Equality the courts would be chock-a-block with people not allowed into Archaos,’ he said.
- The 100g bar of Chocolat Noir, which I scoffed in one heady moment of shameless indulgence, was chock-a-block with cocoa solids - a whopping 76 per cent.
- Usually this free newspaper is chock-a-block full of advertisements and feces for articles.
- We will fight long and hard because our roads are already chock-a-block with traffic and more housing will only make the problem worse.
- In fact, the 21-room building became so chock-a-block he chose to live in the Priest's House, a converted cottage near the manor.
- This New Year more than any other, magazines and minds have been chock-a-block with virtuous resolutions concerning abstention, inch - loss and sweat.
- While you probably imagined that my family tree was chock-a-block with international playboys and glamorous socialites, I actually come from a long line of caravanners.
- The crowd is chock-a-block with people who like all kinds of music, and there are only very few acts that can cater for such an assorted group of people.
- Ian Hunter, after having established his position as leader of the band again, was chock-a-block full of songs.
- After a chat we were on our way, most of the day's climbing done on a quiet kilometre of back road up the side of a valley otherwise chock-a-block with bracken.
- With TV schedules chock-a-block full of irritating property makeover shows, you can't deny we're all obsessed with interiors.
- Marienbad and music are synonymous, not only because of its illustrious musical visitors, but the summer season is chock-a-block with musical events.
- Having long had this match penciled in as a win, and on the back of two stirring victories, we were chock-a-block full of confidence that our recent good record against the Hooped Affair was going to continue.
- At the war memorial it was chock-a-block with people standing on the pavement and even in the road.
- It comes highly recommended and it's chock-a-block full of action, strategy, humor, mini-games, it'll take many hours to finish, and Luigi finally gets some props.
- It looks like it was probably built in the 1980s, consists of 15 well appointed apartments with balcony, and is probably chock-a-block with very wealthy people.
- This clever power-pop debut is chock-a-block with meaty tunes.
- Organiser Mohammed Salim said: ‘It was chock-a-block and everyone created a great atmosphere.’
Synonyms well supplied with, replete with, overflowing with, bursting with, brimful with, brimming with, loaded with, overloaded with, abounding in, well provided with, well stocked with, rich in, abundant in, rife with
Origin Mid 19th century (originally in nautical use, with reference to tackle having the two blocks run close together): from chock (in chock-full) and block. Rhymes ad hoc, amok, Bangkok, baroque, belle époque, bloc, block, bock, brock, chock, clock, doc, dock, floc, flock, frock, hock, hough, interlock, jock, knock, langue d'oc, lock, Locke, Médoc, mock, nock, o'clock, pock, post hoc, roc, rock, schlock, shock, smock, sock, Spock, stock, wok, yapok |