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🛑 A blocking wedge 🛑 To block movement
to chock

to chock

1 7.5
To stop something from moving by putting a block against it
  • verb
  • /tʃɑk/
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  • Before lifting the heavy equipment, make sure to chock it securely to avoid accidents.

So my car was chock and blocked in.

Examples

  • This is why small-plane pilots "tie down" their aircraft, not just chock the wheels.

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  • -Let's chock these tires.

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  • The mechanic quickly chocked the wheels to prevent the car from rolling away.

  • You should chock the tires of the trailer before unhitching it from the truck.

Synonyms

to clamp
vsto chock
47 3.3

Fasten something tightly to keep it from moving

secures by blocking movement with a block or wedge rather than squeezing parts

Antonyms

to release
∞ 1.8

To let someone or something go free from being held

Phrasal Verbs

to chock up
  • UK
7.4

To fill a space so full that nothing more can be added

Compounds

chock-full
23 4.1

So full that there is no space left

How Secure

to lock
398 2.5
to chock
1 7.5
to wedge
54 4.9
to prop
68 4.1
to support
240 1.0

Surface Forms

chock infinitive
chocked past
chocked past participle
chocking present participle
chocks third person singular

Etymology

Chock as a verb comes from the simple idea of putting a block or wedge in the way to stop movement. A helpful way to remember it is to think of choke, which also means 'to block', so to chock something is to put a block against it to 'prevent movement'.