chockablock
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5ADJ.
angry, anonymous, full
VERB + CHOCKABLOCK
book, books, dance, fish, meeting, stacked
CHOCKABLOCK + NOUN
artists, protein, scoops, shelf
PREP.
on, with
ADV.
comprehensively
Definitions
adj
Having the blocks drawn close together so no further movement is possible, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost.
Jammed tightly together, jam-packed; very crowded; completely filled or stuffed.
Dance music is chockablock with anonymous artists, but few have concealed themselves with quite the dedication of the Knife.
Haberman’s book is chockablock with scoops, comprehensively leaked to the press before publication, but what singles it out from the competition is its perceptiveness about Trump’s character and the way his private vices became public menaces.
adv
In a crowded manner; as completely or closely as possible.
His study had books stacked chockablock on every shelf.
The meeting hall was chockablock full of angry citizens.
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6Dance music is chockablock with anonymous artists, but few have concealed themselves with quite the dedication of the Knife.
WiktionaryHaberman’s book is chockablock with scoops, comprehensively leaked to the press before publication, but what singles it out from the competition is its perceptiveness about Trump’s character and the w
WiktionaryFish is chockablock full of protein.
WiktionaryHis study had books stacked chockablock on every shelf.
WiktionaryThe meeting hall was chockablock full of angry citizens.
WiktionaryAMERICA is full of vast, empty spaces. Europe, by contrast, seems chock-a-block with humanity, its history shaped by a lack of continental elbowroom.
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