chockablock
/ˈt͡ʃɒkəˌblɒk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.39 in modern English
30
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Having the blocks drawn close together so no further movement is possible, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost.
adj
Jammed tightly together, jam-packed; very crowded; completely filled or stuffed.
adv
In a crowded manner; as completely or closely as possible.
Example Sentences
- "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."
Etymology
Inflected Forms
more chockablock (comparative)
most chockablock (superlative)
chock-a-block (alternative)
chock a block (alternative)
choc-a-bloc (alternative)