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Definition of chock

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Chock (n.) A wedge, or block made to fit in any space which it is desired to fill, esp. something to steady a cask or other body, or prevent it from moving, by fitting into the space around or beneath it..

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Chock :: Chock (v. t.) To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch; as, to chock a wheel or cask..

Chock :: Chock (n.) A heavy casting of metal, usually fixed near the gunwale. It has two short horn-shaped arms curving inward, between which ropes or hawsers may pass for towing, mooring, etc..

Chockablock :: Chockablock (a.) Hoisted as high as the tackle will admit; brought close together, as the two blocks of a tackle in hoisting..

Chock :: Chock (v. t.) To encounter.

Chock :: Chock (v. i.) To fill up, as a cavity..

Chock :: Chock (adv.) Entirely; quite; as, chock home; chock aft..

Chocked :: Chocked (imp. & p. p.) of Choc.

Chock :: Chock (n.) An encounter.

Chock :: Chock (n.) A wedge, or block made to fit in any space which it is desired to fill, esp. something to steady a cask or other body, or prevent it from moving, by fitting into the space around or beneath it..

Chock-full :: Chock-full (a.) Quite full; choke-full.

Scotch :: Scotch (v. t.) To shoulder up; to prop or block with a wedge, chock, etc., as a wheel, to prevent its rolling or slipping..

Chocking :: Chocking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Choc.

Dousing-chock :: Dousing-chock (n.) One of several pieces fayed across the apron and lapped in the knightheads, or inside planking above the upper deck..

Choke-full :: Choke-full (a.) Full to the brim; quite full; chock-full.

Cow :: Cow (n.) A wedge, or brake, to check the motion of a machine or car; a chock..

Scotch :: Scotch (n.) A chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping; as, a scotch for a wheel or a log on inclined ground..