chock
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8.0
- noun
- /tʃɑk/
- The mechanic used a chock to secure the car in place while he made repairs.
Examples
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To prevent the heavy trailer from rolling away, they placed a chock behind the wheel.
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Always use a chock when parking on a slope to ensure your vehicle stays put.
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The signals to the ground crew to pull the chocks out from under the front wheels.
Fiction book (1990) -
I didn't know about the chocks.
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I want those chocks.
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We excavated a privy that was chock-full of artifacts up to 10 feet deep.
Academic text (2007) -
The vials those "aerobiologists" brought back down were chock-full of microscopic life.
Academic text (2009) -
His double-corner office is chock-full of oversize, ornate, dark-wood furniture.
Academic text (2007) -
Each one is chock-full of Post-it notes, newspaper clippings, photographs, and memos outlining character descriptions.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
86
3.4
A block of material with a thick end that becomes a thin edge to split things or hold them
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9.9
A wedge placed under a wheel to keep a vehicle from rolling
Compounds
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Etymology
Chock as a noun is the block or wedge itself, and the name comes from the same idea of 'blocking' or 'filling' a space. You can also see the idea in chock-full, which means 'packed' or 'jammed', and that is why a chock is the object you place under a wheel to 'stop' it rolling.