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chock
noun
- a block or wedge placed under a wheel, barrel, etc. to keep it from rolling or used to fill in a space
- Naut. a heavy metal fitting fixed to the deck of a ship, through which a line for mooring, towing, etc. is passed
transitive verb
to provide or wedge fast with a chock or chocks
adverb
as close or tight as can be
See chock in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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