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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From chock + -a- + block.
Pronunciation
Adjective
chockablock (comparative more chockablock, superlative most chockablock)
- (nautical, of a ship's hoisting tackle) Having the blocks drawn close together so no further movement is possible, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost.
- (by extension) Jammed tightly together, jam-packed; very crowded; completely filled or stuffed.
2009 March 27, Alexis Petridis, “Electronic review: Fever Ray, Fever Ray”, in The Guardian:Dance music is chockablock with anonymous artists, but few have concealed themselves with quite the dedication of the Knife.
2022 October 9, Peter Conrad, “Confidence Man: The Making of Trump and the Breaking of America review ”, in The Observer:Haberman’s book is chockablock with scoops, comprehensively leaked to the press before publication, but what singles it out from the competition is its perceptiveness about Trump’s character and the way his private vices became public menaces.
Derived terms
Translations
jammed tightly together, crowded
See also
Adverb
chockablock (comparative more chockablock, superlative most chockablock)
- In a crowded manner; as completely or closely as possible.
His study had books stacked chockablock on every shelf.
The meeting hall was chockablock full of angry citizens.
2012 October 13, “Free exchange: Concrete gains”, in The Economist:AMERICA is full of vast, empty spaces. Europe, by contrast, seems chock-a-block with humanity, its history shaped by a lack of continental elbowroom.
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