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• Chock-A-Block — Genre Children s Created by Michael Cole Presented by …   Wikipedia

• chock-a-block — or chock·a·block (chŏkʹə blŏk ) adj. 1. Squeezed together; jammed: The cheering fans were chock a block in the stands. 2. Completely filled; stuffed: “I recommend the north shore chowder, chockablock with pieces of seasonal fish” (Charles… …   Universalium

• chock-a-block — [ˌtʃɔk ə ˈblɔk US ˈtʃa:k ə ˌbla:k] adj [not before noun] BrE [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: chock a block with the wooden blocks of a tackle (= ropes for lifting) touching each other, so that no more can be lifted (1800 1900), from chock on block;… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• chock-a-block — adjective not usually before noun INFORMAL very full, so that there is not much room for anything or anyone else: chock a block with: It s an area that s chock a block with tourists …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• chock|a|block — chock a block or chock|a|block «CHOK uh BLOK», adjective. 1. (of tackle) with the blocks drawn close together. 2. Figurative. jammed together; crowded; packed: »The museum…keeps its members happy with a calendar chock a block with concerts,… …   Useful english dictionary

• chock — 1670s, lumpy piece of wood, possibly ultimately from O.N.Fr. choque a block (O.Fr. çoche log, 12c.; Mod.Fr. souche stump, stock, block ), from Gaul. *tsukka a tree trunk, stump. Chock a block is nautical, said of two blocks of tackle run so… …   Etymology dictionary

• Chock — may refer to: Chock (surname) Devices for preventing movement: Chock (wheel) Chock (climbing), anchor Chock, component of a sailing block See also Choc (disambiguation) Chok (disambiguation) Chocky , short story …   Wikipedia

• chock — [chäk] n. [NormFr choque, a block < Gaul * tsukka, akin to PGmc * stuk , a tree trunk, stump: for IE base see STOCK] 1. a block or wedge placed under a wheel, barrel, etc. to keep it from rolling or used to fill in a space 2. Naut. a heavy… …   English World dictionary

• chock — chock·er·man; chock; chock·a·block; chock·ful; …   English syllables

• Chock — Chock, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chocked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chocking}.] To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch; as, to chock a wheel or cask. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• chock-full — is now the dominant form, having triumphed over variants such as choke full and chuck full. These spelling difficulties have been aggravated by uncertainty as to the origin of the element chock, which also occurs in chock a block (with the same… …   Modern English usage