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CHOCK
chock, chock-a-block
(adverb) as completely as possible; “it was chock-a-block full”
chock, wedge
(noun) a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
chock
(verb) support on chocks; “chock the boat”
chock
(verb) secure with chocks
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Chock (plural Chocks)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Chock is the 25849th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 952 individuals. Chock is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (44.12%), White (27.73%), and Multi-racial (23.84%) individuals.
Etymology 1
Noun
chock (plural chocks)
Any object used as a wedge or filler, especially when placed behind a wheel to prevent it from rolling.
(nautical) Any fitting or fixture used to restrict movement, especially movement of a line; traditionally was a fixture near a bulwark with two horns pointing towards each other, with a gap between where the line can be inserted.
Verb
chock (third-person singular simple present chocks, present participle chocking, simple past and past participle chocked)
(transitive) To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch.
(intransitive, obsolete) To fill up, as a cavity.
(nautical) To insert a line in a chock.
Adverb
chock (not comparable)
(nautical) Entirely; quite.
Etymology 2
Noun
chock (plural chocks)
(obsolete) An encounter.
Verb
chock (third-person singular simple present chocks, present participle chocking, simple past and past participle chocked)
(obsolete) To encounter.
Etymology 3
Onomatopoeic.
Verb
chock (third-person singular simple present chocks, present participle chocking, simple past and past participle chocked)
To make a dull sound.
Source: Wiktionary
Chock, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chocked; p. pr. & vb. n. Chocking.]
Definition: To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch; as, to chock a wheel or cask.
Chock, v. i.
Definition: To fill up, as a cavity. "The woodwork . . . exactly chocketh into joints." Fuller.
Chock, n.
1. 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.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: A heavy casting of metal, usually fixed near the gunwale. It has two short horn-shaped arms curving inward, between which ropes or hawsers may pass for towing, mooring, etc.
Chock, adv. (Naut.)
Definition: Entirely; quite; as, chock home; chock aft.
Chock, v. t. Etym: [F. choquer. Cf. Shock, v. t.]
Definition: To encounter. [Obs.]
Chock, n.
Definition: An encounter. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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