CHOCKABLOCK

Meaning of CHOCKABLOCK in English

tightly packed, crammed in one place, chock full

The square was chockablock with people - all looking at the pope.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

CHOCKABLOCK — I. adverb Date: 1840 chock , II. adjective Date: 1850 brought close together, very full
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHOCKABLOCK — I. |chäkə|bläk adjective Etymology: chock (I) + a- (I) + block; from the position of a tackle when hoisting has …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHOCKABLOCK — (a.) Hoisted as high as the tackle will admit; brought close together, as the two blocks of a tackle in …
Английский словарь Webster
CHOCKABLOCK — ( a. ) Hoisted as high as the tackle will admit; brought close together, as the two blocks of a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHOCKABLOCK — /chok"euh blok"/ , adj. 1. extremely full; crowded; jammed: a room chockablock with furniture and plants. 2. Naut. having the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHOCKABLOCK — adj. packed full; pulled as tight as possible, close together (e.g. of nautical lines)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHOCKABLOCK — I. ˈchä-kə-ˌbläk adverb Date: 1840 : chock chockablock full II. adjective Date: 1850 1. : brought close together 2. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHOCKABLOCK — adj hoisted as high as the tackle will admit; brought close together, as the two blocks of a tackle in …
Webster English vocab
CHOCKABLOCK — [chock.a.block] adv (1850): chock "~ full" [2]chockablock adj (ca. 1890) 1: brought close together 2: very full
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHOCKABLOCK — adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: FULL 1, block and block, brimful, bung-full, chock-full, crammed, crowded, jam-full, jam-packed, packed
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CHOCKABLOCK — adjective Synonyms: full 1, block and block, brimful, bung-full, chock-full, crammed, crowded, jam-full, jam-packed, packed
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHOCKABLOCK — adj. Function: adjective Date: 1850 1 : brought close together 2 : very full <shelves chockablock with books>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CHOCKABLOCK — adj. Pronunciation: ' chä-k ə - ˌ bläk Function: adverb Date: 1840 : CHOCK < chockablock full>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TWO-BLOCKS — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adverb Etymology: from the noun phrase two blocks : chockablock
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TWO-BLOCK — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: from the noun phrase two blocks 1. : to haul upon (tackle) so that the two …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLOCK AND BLOCK — adjective : chockablock
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CRAM FULL — adj. fully packed, as full as possible, chockablock
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TRIG — adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: NEAT 2, chipper, orderly, shipshape, snug, spick-and-span, tidy, trim, uncluttered, well-groomed 2 Synonyms: STYLISH , …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PACKED OUT — Function: adjective Synonyms: FULL 1, brimful, brimming, bung-full, chockablock, chock-full, crammed, crowded, jam-packed, packed
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FULL — n. Function: adjective 1 containing as much as is possible FF1C; the hamper is full FF1E; Synonyms: awash, big, block …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BUNG-FULL — Function: adjective Synonyms: FULL 1, block and block, brimful, chockablock, chock-full, crammed, crowded, jam-full, jam-packed, packed
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BLOCK AND BLOCK — Function: adjective Synonyms: FULL 1, brimful, brimming, bung-full, chockablock, chock-full, crammed, crowded, jam-packed, packed
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
TRIG — adjective 1. Synonyms: neat 2, chipper, orderly, shipshape, snug, spick-and-span, tidy, trim, uncluttered, well-groomed 2. Synonyms: stylish , chic, ||classy, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PACKED OUT — adjective Synonyms: full 1, brimful, brimming, bung-full, chockablock, chock-full, crammed, crowded, jam-packed, packed
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
FULL — adjective 1. containing as much as is possible the hamper is full Synonyms: awash, big, block and block, brimful, brimming, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BUNG-FULL — adjective Synonyms: full 1, block and block, brimful, chockablock, chock-full, crammed, crowded, jam-full, jam-packed, packed
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BLOCK AND BLOCK — adjective Synonyms: full 1, brimful, brimming, bung-full, chockablock, chock-full, crammed, crowded, jam-packed, packed
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHOCK FULL — very full, full to the top, chockablock , plump full The truck was chock full of paper to be recycled.
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