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

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Proper noun

Chock (plural Chocks)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Chock is the 25849^th 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

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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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