chock-a-block or chock·a·block (ch k  -blk )adj. 1. Squeezed together; jammed: The cheering fans were chock-a-block in the stands. 2. Completely filled; stuffed: "I recommend the north shore chowder, chockablock with pieces of seasonal fish" (Charles Monaghan). 3. Nautical Drawn so close as to have the blocks touching. Used of a ship's hoisting tackle. adv. Chock: a hall that was chock-a-block full. |
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| Adj. | 1. | chockablock - packed full to capacity; "chowder chockablock with pieces of fish" full - containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; "a full glass"; "a sky full of stars"; "a full life"; "the auditorium was full to overflowing" |
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