"chock-a-block full" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} chock-a-block full (not comparable)
  1. Synonym of chock full. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: chock full [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-chock-a-block_full-en-adj-anT3OA4H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "text": "I set up a collapsible table, right next to a small, cherry dresser that is chock-a-block full of travel supplies: our world phone, with instructions because we have to relearn how to use it for every trip; battery chargers for laptop, camera and phone; spot remover; blow-up airline pillows; sample-sized toiletries; insect repellant, sunscreen and neosporin; an expandable clothesline; Woolite in travel-size pouches; a mending kit I'v never used (I'm a safety pin girl and loathe sewing); a plastic compression bag for my favorite pillow (yeah, I grudgingly admit that I now travel with my own).",
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