chockablock

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
30
Words With Friends
34
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˈt͡ʃɒkəˌblɒk/

Definition of chockablock

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Having the blocks drawn close together so no further movement is possible, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost.
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adj

  1. Having the blocks drawn close together so no further movement is possible, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost.
  2. (broadly)Jammed tightly together, jam-packed; very crowded; completely filled or stuffed.
    “Dance music is chockablock with anonymous artists, but few have concealed themselves with quite the dedication of the Knife.”
    “Haberman’s book is chockablock with scoops, comprehensively leaked to the press before publication, but what singles it out from the competition is its perceptiveness about Trump’s character and the way his private vices became public menaces.”
    “Fish is chockablock full of protein.”

adv

  1. In a crowded manner; as completely or closely as possible.
    “His study had books stacked chockablock on every shelf.”
    “The meeting hall was chockablock full of angry citizens.”
    “AMERICA is full of vast, empty spaces. Europe, by contrast, seems chock-a-block with humanity, its history shaped by a lack of continental elbowroom.”

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Etymology

From chock + -a- + block.

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