"chockablock" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɒkəˌblɒk/ Audio: en-us-chockablock.ogg [US] Forms: more chockablock [comparative], most chockablock [superlative]
Etymology: From chock + -a- + block. Etymology templates: {{af|en|chock|-a-|block}} chock + -a- + block Head templates: {{en-adj}} chockablock (comparative more chockablock, superlative most chockablock)
  1. (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. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-chockablock-en-adj-FrSq4iQr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English reduplications, English terms interfixed with -a- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 5 18 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 71 10 19 Disambiguation of English reduplications: 69 11 20 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -a-: 63 16 21 Topics: nautical, transport
  2. (by extension) Jammed tightly together, jam-packed; very crowded; completely filled or stuffed. Tags: broadly Translations (jammed tightly together, crowded): битко́м наби́тый (bitkóm nabítyj) [masculine] (Russian), перепо́лненный (perepólnennyj) [masculine] (Russian), de bote en bote (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-chockablock-en-adj-T8SYMwMY Disambiguation of 'jammed tightly together, crowded': 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chock-a-block, chock a block, choc-a-bloc Derived forms: chock, chocka, chocker, chockers, chokka Related terms: chock full

Adverb

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɒkəˌblɒk/ Audio: en-us-chockablock.ogg [US] Forms: more chockablock [comparative], most chockablock [superlative]
Etymology: From chock + -a- + block. Etymology templates: {{af|en|chock|-a-|block}} chock + -a- + block Head templates: {{en-adv}} chockablock (comparative more chockablock, superlative most chockablock)
  1. In a crowded manner; as completely or closely as possible. Related terms: chockful, chockfull, chock-full
    Sense id: en-chockablock-en-adv-qN7IFrOr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chock-a-block, chock a block, choc-a-bloc Related terms: chock full

Alternative forms

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