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chock
(c̸häk)
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
Origin: NormFr choque, a block < Gaul *tsukka, akin to PGmc *stuk-, a tree trunk, stump: for IE base see stock
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
noun
- A block or wedge placed under something else, such as a wheel, to keep it from moving.
- Nautical A heavy fitting of metal or wood with two jaws curving inward, through which a rope or cable may be run.
- To fit with or secure by a chock: The plane's wheels were chocked and chained down.
- Nautical To place (a boat) on chocks.
As close as possible: had to stand chock up against the railing.
Origin:
Origin: Possibly from Old North French choque, log
Origin: , from Gaulish *tsukka, stump
Origin: , of Germanic origin
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