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chockful

chockful

6.3
Full so there is no room left
  • adjective
  • /ˈtʃɑkˌfʌl/
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  • Her new book is chockful of helpful advice for young entrepreneurs.

Examples

  • The basket was chockful of ripe strawberries fresh from the garden.

  • By the time we arrived, the auditorium was chockful and there were no seats left.

  • The basket was chockful of fresh fruits.

  • Her backpack was chockful of books.

  • The pantry was chockful of canned goods and snacks, ready for the winter.

  • Her calendar was chockful of appointments, leaving her no time for relaxation.

  • The exhibition was chockful of artworks, each piece more stunning than the last.

Synonyms

full of
vschockful
1.0

Containing a lot of something, like tears or facts

is about overall filled capacity rather than naming contents
crowded
vschockful
222 1.0

Full of too many people to move or sit comfortably

means packed to capacity but does not focus on discomfort
packed with
vschockful
70 2.5

Full of many people or things

is similar but emphasizes overall fullness rather than contents
packed
vschockful
33 1.3

Full of people with no room left

means full to capacity but not always about people
chock-full
vschockful
23 4.1

So full that there is no space left

is the same meaning but written as one word
jam-packed
vschockful
14 3.7

Very full and crowded with almost no space

means full to capacity but not necessarily squeezed tightly
chock-a-block
vschockful
  • UK
1 8.2

So full that there is little or no space

is about being full to the top rather than tightness
packed to the rafters
vschockful
  • Informal
1 4.9

Completely full of people or things with no space left

conveys the same fullness but without decorative imagery
stuffed to the gills
vschockful
  • Informal
1 7.6

Completely full with no space left

means full to capacity without suggesting excess
chockablock
vschockful
  • UK
1 7.9

Completely full of people or things

is similar but stresses filling up to the top
brimful
vschockful
1 5.2

So full that it almost overflows

is packed to capacity without needing to overflow
brimful of
vschockful
1 3.8

Full to the top with something, often a feeling

is the general idea of being full without naming contents
jammed
vschockful
1 2.3

Full of people or things with no space left

is the same fullness idea but not focused on being blocked
chuck-full
vschockful
  • US
6.1

Filled so nothing else can fit

focuses on being filled right up to the top
choke-full
vschockful
7.0

Filled so tightly that there is no space left

means full to capacity without implying overflow
cram full
vschockful
3.0

Completely filled with things, like a bag or pocket, so nothing else fits

is about full capacity but not about forceful stuffing
full to the gills
vschockful
  • Informal
6.6

Very full after a large meal or in a crowded place

is the neutral expression for the same level of fullness
filled
vschockful
1.0

Full of something that takes up most of it

is more vivid about being full to the top than this general term
loaded
vschockful
2.6

Full of things so it is heavy or crowded

means filled to top without necessarily implying heaviness

Antonyms

1.0

Not containing anything

How Full

chockful
6.3
packed
12 1.3
full
1.0
filled
1.0

Surface Forms

chockful positive

Morphology

chockful = chock (semi-transparent) = chock + ful

The suffix '-ful' clearly conveys 'full', but the contribution of 'chock' (a wedge/block) is not familiar to many learners and the compound is mainly encountered as a fixed intensifier.

Etymology

Chockful comes from chock, a block or wedge used to stop something like a wheel, plus full. If a space is 'chocked' with blocks it is 'full to the top', so chockful means 'packed to capacity'.