"chokka" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more chokka [comparative], most chokka [superlative]
Etymology: Clipping of chock-a-block Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|chock-a-block}} Clipping of chock-a-block Head templates: {{en-adj}} chokka (comparative more chokka, superlative most chokka)
  1. (informal) Crowded or full; at or near capacity.
    Tightly packed, especially with people.
    Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-chokka-en-adj-SDnY0HGS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32
  2. (informal) Crowded or full; at or near capacity.
    Very busy; having a full workload.
    Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-chokka-en-adj-J6EUQhLc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chocka, chocker
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