CHOCK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chock mean? 

• CHOCK (noun)
  The noun CHOCK has 1 sense:

1. a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object

  Familiarity information: CHOCK used as a noun is very rare.

• CHOCK (verb)
  The verb CHOCK has 2 senses:

1. secure with chocks

2. support on chocks

  Familiarity information: CHOCK used as a verb is rare.

• CHOCK (adverb)
  The adverb CHOCK has 1 sense:

1. as completely as possible

  Familiarity information: CHOCK used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHOCK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

chock; wedge

Hypernyms ("chock" is a kind of...):

block (a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chock"):

sprag (a chock or bar wedged under a wheel or between the spokes to prevent a vehicle from rolling down an incline)

Derivation:

chock (support on chocks)

chock (secure with chocks)

• CHOCK (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they chock    ... he / she / it chocks   
Past simple: chocked   
Past participle: chocked   
-ing form: chocking   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Secure with chocks

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "chock" is one way to...):

fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

chock (a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Support on chocks

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

chock the boat

Hypernyms (to "chock" is one way to...):

hold; hold up; support; sustain (be the physical support of; carry the weight of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

chock (a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object)

• CHOCK (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

As completely as possible

Synonyms:

chock; chock-a-block

Context example:

it was chock-a-block full

 Context examples 

This month seems chock full of unexpected, exciting moments.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)