Definition of Chock

1. Noun. A block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object.

Exact synonyms: Wedge
Generic synonyms: Block
Specialized synonyms: Sprag

2. Verb. Secure with chocks.
Generic synonyms: Fasten, Fix, Secure

3. Adverb. As completely as possible. "It was chock-a-block full"
Exact synonyms: Chock-a-block

4. Verb. Support on chocks. "Chock the boat"
Generic synonyms: Hold, Hold Up, Support, Sustain

Definition of Chock

1. v. t. To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch; as, to chock a wheel or cask.

2. v. i. To fill up, as a cavity.

3. n. A wedge, or block made to fit in any space which it is desired to fill, esp. something to steady a cask or other body, or prevent it from moving, by fitting into the space around or beneath it.

4. adv. Entirely; quite; as, chock home; chock aft.

5. v. t. To encounter.

6. n. An encounter.

Definition of Chock

1. to secure with a wedge of wood or metal [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chock

choanocytes
choanoflagellate
choanoid
choanomastigote
Choanotaenia infundibulum
chobdar
chobdars
choc
choc-ice
choccier
choccies
chocciest
choccy
chocho
chochos
chock (current term)
chock-a-block
chock-full
chockablock
chockablock(p)
chocked
chocker
chockful
chockfull
chocking
chocko
chockos
chocks
chock up
choco

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