English Explanatory Dictionary

chock full

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Containing the maximum amount possible, flush on all sides, jam-packed, crammed.

Pronunciation

/ˌtʃɒk ˈfʊl/

Word forms

chock full more chock full most chock full chocked full chockful chock-full chockfull chokeful choke full choke-full chokefull chuck-full chuck full chalk full

Etymology

From Middle English chokkeful (“crammed full”) c. 1400, possibly from choke (“cheek”), equivalent to cheek + full. Or it may be from Old French choquier (“collide, crash, hit”), similar to shock. The later form chock-a-block full is due to association with chock, used in carpentry and shipbuilding.

Related words

chock-a-block chock-a-block full

Derived words

chock load
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