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chock
(chŏk)n.
1. A block or wedge placed under something else, such as a wheel, to keep it from moving.
2. Nautical A heavy fitting of metal or wood with two jaws curving inward, through which a rope or cable may be run.
tr.v. chocked, chock·ing, chocks
1. To fit with or secure by a chock: The plane's wheels were chocked and chained down.
2. Nautical To place (a boat) on blocks or wedges.
adv.
As close as possible: had to stand chock up against the railing.
[Possibly from Old North French choque, log, from Gaulish *tsukka, stump, of Germanic origin.]
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chock
(tʃɒk)n
1. a block or wedge of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
2. (Nautical Terms) nautical
a. a fairlead consisting of a ringlike device with an opening at the top through which a rope is placed
b. a cradle-like support for a boat, barrel, etc
3. (Mountaineering) mountaineering See nut10
vb (tr)
4. (usually foll by up) Brit to cram full: chocked up with newspapers.
5. to fit with or secure by a chock
6. to support (a boat, barrel, etc) on chocks
adv
as closely or tightly as possible: chock against the wall.
[C17: of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Old French çoche log; compare Provençal soca tree stump]
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chock
(tʃɒk)n.
1. a wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc.
2. a heavy metal fitting on a deck or wharf that serves as a fairlead for a cable or chain.
v.t. 3. to furnish with or secure by a chock or chocks.
4. to place (a boat) upon chocks.
adv. 5. as close or tight as possible: chock against the edge.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French choque, Old French çoche, of uncertain orig.]
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chock
Past participle: chocked
Gerund: chocking
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| Noun | 1. |  chock - a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy objectblock - a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks" sprag - a chock or bar wedged under a wheel or between the spokes to prevent a vehicle from rolling down an incline |
| Verb | 1. | chock - secure with chocks |
| 2. | chock - support on chocks; "chock the boat" | |
| Adv. | 1. | chock - as completely as possible; "it was chock-a-block full" |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
chock
[ˈtʃɒk] n (for boat, plane, vehicle) → cale fchock-a-block [ˌtʃɒkəˈblɒk] adj [place] → plein(e) à craquer, noir(e) de monde; [road] → bourré(e) de voituresto be chock-a-block with sb/sth → être plein à craquer de qn/qchchock-full [ˌtʃɒkˈfʊl] adj (= bursting) [place] → plein(e) à craquer, noir(e) de monde; [thing] → plein(e) à ras bord
to be chock-full of sth → être plein(e) à craquer de qch
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chock
n → Bremskeil m, → Bremsklotz m; (Naut) (under boat) → Bock m; (for cables) → Lippe f, → Lippklampe f; chocks away → Bremsklötze weg
vt wheel → blockieren; boat → aufbocken
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