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/ˈt͡ʃɒkəˌblɒk/ · adjective
(nautical, of a ship's hoisting tackle) Having the blocks drawn close together so no further movement is possible, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost..
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.
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.
Use chock a block when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Chock a block means (nautical, of a ship's hoisting tackle) Having the blocks drawn close together so no further movement is possible, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost..
Common synonyms include chockful, chock-full, choke-full, chuck-full.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Dance music is chockablock with anonymous artists, but few have concealed themselves with quite the dedication of the Knife.
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