Chockablock

//ˈt͡ʃɒkəˌblɒk// adj, adv

adj, adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having the blocks drawn close together so no further movement is possible, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost.
  2. 2
    Jammed tightly together, jam-packed; very crowded; completely filled or stuffed. broadly

    "Dance music is chockablock with anonymous artists, but few have concealed themselves with quite the dedication of the Knife."

Adjective
  1. 1
    packed full to capacity wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    In a crowded manner; as completely or closely as possible.

    "His study had books stacked chockablock on every shelf."

Synonyms

All synonyms
chock fullchock-fullchockfulchoke fullchoke-fullchuck full

Example

More examples

"Dance music is chockablock with anonymous artists, but few have concealed themselves with quite the dedication of the Knife."

Etymology

From chock + -a- + block.

More for "chockablock"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.