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chock

/tʃɒk/

noun

Meaning

  • Any object used as a wedge or filler, especially when placed behind a wheel to prevent it from rolling.

  • Any fitting or fixture used to restrict movement, especially movement of a line; traditionally was a fixture near a bulwark with two horns pointing towards each other, with a gap between where the line can be inserted.

verb

Meaning

  • To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch.

  • To fill up, as a cavity.

  • To insert a line in a chock.

adverb

Meaning

  • Entirely; quite.