chock

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see also: Chock

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /tʃɒk/
• (GA) IPA: /tʃɑk/

Noun

chock (plural chocks)

1. Any object used as a wedge or filler, especially when placed behind a wheel to prevent it from rolling.
2. (nautical) 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.

Translations

• French: coinceur
• Russian: клин
• Spanish: calzo

Translations

• French: remplissage, tin

Verb

chock (chocks, present participle chocking; past and past participle chocked)

1. (transitive) To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch.
2. (intransitive, obsolete) To fill up, as a cavity.
3. (nautical) To insert a line in a chock.

Translations

• Spanish: engalgar

Adverb

chock (not comparable)

1. (nautical) Entirely; quite.

Translations

• French: carrément, en plein

Noun

chock (plural chocks)

1. (obsolete) An encounter.

Verb

chock (chocks, present participle chocking; past and past participle chocked)

1. (obsolete) To encounter.

Verb

chock (chocks, present participle chocking; past and past participle chocked)

1. To make a dull sound.

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Chock

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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