CHOCK
Dictionary entry overview: What does chock mean?
• CHOCK (noun)
The noun CHOCK has 1 sense:
1. a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
Familiarity information: CHOCK used as a noun is very rare.
• CHOCK (verb)
The verb CHOCK has 2 senses:
1. secure with chocks
2. support on chocks
Familiarity information: CHOCK used as a verb is rare.
• CHOCK (adverb)
The adverb CHOCK has 1 sense:
1. as completely as possible
Familiarity information: CHOCK used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CHOCK (noun)
Meaning:
A block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
chock; wedge
Hypernyms ("chock" is a kind of...):
block (a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chock"):
sprag (a chock or bar wedged under a wheel or between the spokes to prevent a vehicle from rolling down an incline)
• CHOCK (verb)
Meaning:
Secure with chocks
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "chock" is one way to...):
fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Support on chocks
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
chock the boat
Hypernyms (to "chock" is one way to...):
hold; hold up; support; sustain (be the physical support of; carry the weight of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
• CHOCK (adverb)
Meaning:
As completely as possible
Synonyms:
chock; chock-a-block
Context example:
it was chock-a-block full
