chock
chock Lexical Profile
chock Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A wedge or block of sturdy material placed closely against a wheel, barrel, or rounded object to prevent it from rolling or moving.
"The ground crew placed rubber chocks under the landing gear of the parked aircraft."
A heavy metal fitting mounted on a ship's deck with curved jaws through which mooring ropes or anchor cables are guided.
"The deckhand fed the thick mooring line through the bow chock and secured it to the pier."
A metal wedge attached to a wire loop that a rock climber inserts into a rock crevice to anchor a safety rope.
"She wedged a small aluminum chock into the narrow crack before climbing higher up the cliff face."
• verb
To prevent the movement of a wheel, vehicle, or heavy object by securing it with a wedge or block.
"Always remember to chock the trailer wheels before unhitching it from the truck."
• adverb
As closely or tightly as possible; completely full to the limit.
"The heavy wooden crate was pulled chock up against the warehouse wall."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 17th century from Old Northern French choque, meaning a block or log of wood, which is a variant of Old French souche ('tree stump').