"chock full" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌtʃɒk ˈfʊl/ Forms: more chock full [comparative], most chock full [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English chokkeful (“crammed full”) c. 1400, possibly from choke (“cheek”), equivalent to cheek + full. Or it may be from Old French choquier (“collide, crash, hit”), similar to shock. The later form chock-a-block full is due to association with chock, used in carpentry and shipbuilding. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|chokkeful|t=crammed full}} Middle English chokkeful (“crammed full”), {{circa2|1400|short=1}} c. 1400, {{compound|en|cheek|full|nocat=1}} cheek + full, {{der|en|fro|choquier|t=collide, crash, hit}} Old French choquier (“collide, crash, hit”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} chock full (comparative more chock full, superlative most chock full)
  1. (informal) Containing the maximum amount possible, flush on all sides, jam-packed, crammed. Tags: informal Synonyms: chocked full, chockful, chock-full, chockfull, chokeful, choke full, choke-full, chokefull, chuck-full, chuck full [dated] Derived forms: chock load Related terms: chock-a-block, chock-a-block full Translations (containing the maximum amount): претъпкан (pretǎpkan) (Bulgarian), tjokvol (Dutch), boordevol (Dutch), plenplena (Esperanto), kjokkfullur (Faroese), plein à craquer [masculine] (French), bourré [masculine] (French), voller (German), voll bis zum Rand (German), satollo (Italian), pieno zeppo [masculine] (Italian), farcito (Italian), effertus (Latin), طولغون (dolgun) (Ottoman Turkish), битко́м наби́тый (bitkóm nabítyj) [masculine] (Russian), перепо́лненный (perepólnennyj) [masculine] (Russian), repleto [masculine] (Spanish), petado [masculine] (Spanish), a reventar (Spanish), tsjokfol (West Frisian)

Alternative forms

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