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chockablock definition

chocka·block (c̸häk′ə bläk′)

adjective

  1. Naut.
    1. pulled so tight as to have the blocks touching: said of a hoisting tackle
    2. hoisted all the way up, as a signal flag
  2. crowded or jammed

Etymology: see chock & block

adverb

tightly together

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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