chockablock
About 0.01 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Having the blocks drawn close together so no further movement is possible, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost.
- adjective Jammed tightly together, jam-packed; very crowded; completely filled or stuffed.
- adverb In a crowded manner; as completely or closely as possible.
His study had books stacked chockablock on every shelf.
Similar words
chockful chuck-full chock-full choke-full full cram full solid chock a block chock-a-block choked
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