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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024chock /tʃɑk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Buildinga wedge or block holding an object steady:Place a chock behind one wheel before you jack up the car.
v. [~ + object] - 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 © 2024chock (chok),USA pronunciation n. - Buildinga wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc.
- [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.
- Metallurgya bearing supporting the end of a rolling mill.
- Mininga roof support made of cribbing filled with stones. Cf. cog3 (def. 2).
v.t. - to furnish with or secure by a chock or chocks.
- [Naut.]to place (a boat) upon chocks.
adv. - 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 - a block or wedge of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
- a fairlead consisting of a ringlike device with an opening at the top through which a rope is placed
- a cradle-like support for a boat, barrel, etc
vb (transitive)- (usually followed by up) Brit to cram full: chocked up with newspapers
- to fit with or secure by a chock
- to support (a boat, barrel, etc) on chocks
adv - 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 |