- chock-full adj
- ['tʃɒk'fʊl]
chock-full (of) — pieno (-a) zeppo (-a) (di)
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chock-full — adj [not before noun] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from CHOKE1] informal completely full of people or things chock full of ▪ The pond was chock full of weeds … Dictionary of contemporary English
chock-full — adj. & adv. = CHOCK A BLOCK (chock full of rubbish). Etymology: CHOCK + FULL(1): ME chokkefulle (rel. to CHOKE(1)) is doubtful … Useful english dictionary
chock-full — adj. (colloq.) chock full of * * * [ˌtʃɒk fʊl] (colloq.) chock full of … Combinatory dictionary
chock-full — [chäk′fool′] adj. [ME chokkeful, chekefull < choke, cheke, cheek + ful, FUL; now often assoc. with CHOCK, CHOKE] as full as possible; filled to capacity … English World dictionary
chock-full — [[t]tʃɒ̱k f ʊl[/t]] ADJ: v link ADJ, usu ADJ of n Something that is chock full is completely full. [INFORMAL] The 32 page catalog is chock full of things that add fun to festive occasions. Syn: bursting … English dictionary
chock-full — adj full, filled, filled to the top, filled to capacity or the utmost; rife, replete, abounding, overflowing, overspilling, bursting, ready to burst, Sl. fit to bust; dense, close, crammed, stuffed, crowded, packed, jammed, Inf. jam packed, chock … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
chock full — adj. awash; brimming; overflowing; completely full … English contemporary dictionary
chock-full — [[t]ˈtʃɒkˈfʊl, ˈtʃʌk [/t]] adj. full to the limit; crammed Sometimes, chock′ ful′, chock′ful′. Etymology: 1350–1400; ME chokke fulle … From formal English to slang
chock-full — /chok fool , chuk /, adj. full to the limit; crammed. Also, chock ful, chuck full, choke full. [1350 1400; ME chokke fulle, equiv. to chokke ( < ?) + fulle FULL1] * * * … Universalium
chock-a-block — adj. & adv. crammed close together; crammed full (a street chock a block with cars). Etymology: orig. Naut., with ref. to tackle with the two blocks run close together * * * adverb as completely as possible it was chock a block full • Syn: ↑chock … Useful english dictionary
chock-a-block — [ˌtʃɔk ə ˈblɔk US ˈtʃa:k ə ˌbla:k] adj [not before noun] BrE [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: chock a block with the wooden blocks of a tackle (= ropes for lifting) touching each other, so that no more can be lifted (1800 1900), from chock on block;… … Dictionary of contemporary English
