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单词 chock
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
chock /tʃɑk/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Buildinga wedge or block holding an object steady:Place a chock behind one wheel before you jack up the car.

v. [+ object]
  1. Buildingto provide with or hold in place with a chock or chocks:She chocked the car and began to change the tires.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
chock  (chok),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Buildinga wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc.
  2. [Naut.]
    • Naval Termsany of various heavy metal fittings on a deck or wharf that serve as fairleads for cables or chains.
    • Naval Termsa shaped support or cradle for a ship's boat, barrel, etc.
    • Naval Termsa small wooden piece or timber for filling a gap, reinforcing an angle, etc., in a wooden vessel.
  3. Metallurgya bearing supporting the end of a rolling mill.
  4. Mininga roof support made of cribbing filled with stones. Cf. cog3 (def. 2).

v.t. 
  1. to furnish with or secure by a chock or chocks.
  2. [Naut.]to place (a boat) upon chocks.

adv. 
  1. as close or tight as possible:chock against the edge.
  • Anglo-French choque (compare modern Picard choke big log, Normandy dialect, dialectal chouque), Old French çoche (French soche); of uncertain origin, originally
  • Middle English

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
chock /tʃɒk/ n
  1. a block or wedge of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
  2. a fairlead consisting of a ringlike device with an opening at the top through which a rope is placed
  3. a cradle-like support for a boat, barrel, etc
vb (transitive)
  1. (usually followed by up) Brit to cram full: chocked up with newspapers
  2. to fit with or secure by a chock
  3. to support (a boat, barrel, etc) on chocks
adv
  1. as closely or tightly as possible: chock against the wall
Etymology: 17th Century: of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Old French çoche log; compare Provençal soca tree stump
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