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Sadly, for those who are busy sawing off their feet to escape the trap of cliches, every story is chock full of them and sometimes depends on an especially hoary one.
Rafael Yglesias

Meaning of "chock" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHOCK

Of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Old French çoche log; compare Provençal soca tree stump.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CHOCK

chock  [tʃɒk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHOCK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chock is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adverb.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb chock in English.



The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES CHOCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Chock

Chock may refer to: ▪ Chock Devices for preventing movement: ▪ Wheel chock ▪ Chock, anchor ▪ Chock, component of a sailing block...

Definition of chock in the English dictionary

The first definition of chock in the dictionary is a block or wedge of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object. Other definition of chock is a fairlead consisting of a ringlike device with an opening at the top through which a rope is placed. Chock is also a cradle-like support for a boat, barrel, etc.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CHOCK

PRESENT

Present
I chock
you chock
he/she/it chocks
we chock
you chock
they chock
Present continuous
I am chocking
you are chocking
he/she/it is chocking
we are chocking
you are chocking
they are chocking
Present perfect
I have chocked
you have chocked
he/she/it has chocked
we have chocked
you have chocked
they have chocked
Present perfect continuous
I have been chocking
you have been chocking
he/she/it has been chocking
we have been chocking
you have been chocking
they have been chocking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I chocked
you chocked
he/she/it chocked
we chocked
you chocked
they chocked
Past continuous
I was chocking
you were chocking
he/she/it was chocking
we were chocking
you were chocking
they were chocking
Past perfect
I had chocked
you had chocked
he/she/it had chocked
we had chocked
you had chocked
they had chocked
Past perfect continuous
I had been chocking
you had been chocking
he/she/it had been chocking
we had been chocking
you had been chocking
they had been chocking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will chock
you will chock
he/she/it will chock
we will chock
you will chock
they will chock
Future continuous
I will be chocking
you will be chocking
he/she/it will be chocking
we will be chocking
you will be chocking
they will be chocking
Future perfect
I will have chocked
you will have chocked
he/she/it will have chocked
we will have chocked
you will have chocked
they will have chocked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been chocking
you will have been chocking
he/she/it will have been chocking
we will have been chocking
you will have been chocking
they will have been chocking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would chock
you would chock
he/she/it would chock
we would chock
you would chock
they would chock
Conditional continuous
I would be chocking
you would be chocking
he/she/it would be chocking
we would be chocking
you would be chocking
they would be chocking
Conditional perfect
I would have chock
you would have chock
he/she/it would have chock
we would have chock
you would have chock
they would have chock
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been chocking
you would have been chocking
he/she/it would have been chocking
we would have been chocking
you would have been chocking
they would have been chocking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you chock
we let´s chock
you chock
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to chock
Past participle
chocked
Present Participle
chocking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHOCK


aftershock
ˈɑːftəˌʃɒk
antishock
ˌæntɪˈʃɒk
choc
tʃɒk
electroshock
ɪˈlektrəʊʃɒk
foreshock
ˈfɔːˌʃɒk
kazachok
ˌkɑːzəˈtʃɒk
shock
ʃɒk
woodshock
ˈwʊdˌʃɒk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHOCK

choc
choc-ice
chocaholic
choccies
choccy
chock-a-block
chock-full
chocker
chocko
chockstone
choco
chocoholic
chocolate
chocolate bar
chocolate biscuit
chocolate brown
chocolate cake
chocolate chip cookie
chocolate drop
chocolate eclair

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHOCK

acoustic shock
anaphylactic shock
corn shock
culture shock
electric shock
electrical shock
forehock
hock
hollyhock
in hock
insulin shock
Mohock
shell shock
short sharp shock
surgical shock
thermal shock

Synonyms and antonyms of chock in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chock» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHOCK

Find out the translation of chock to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chock from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chock» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

楔子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

chock
570 millions of speakers

English

chock
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ठसाठस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الساندة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

битком
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

calço
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গুঁড়ি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kerap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Keil
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

チョック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jempol
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vật chêm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குவி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ठोसा मारणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

takoz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chock
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

klin
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

битком
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

capră
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ασφυκτικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tjok
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

chock
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stapp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chock

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHOCK»

The term «chock» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.591 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHOCK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «chock» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «chock» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chock

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5 QUOTES WITH «CHOCK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word chock.
1
Skylar Astin
You definitely have to be focused at certain times in your life and in your career, but at the end of the day, there's only so much you can do. Then you just have to chock it up to fate.
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John Battelle
The open web is full of spam, shady operators, and blatant falsehoods. Outside of a relatively small percentage of high quality sites, most of the web is chock full of popup ads and other interruptive come-ons. It's nearly impossible to find signal in that noise, and the web is in danger of being overrun by all that crap.
3
Nate Corddry
Coffee shops are everywhere, especially in Los Angeles, chock full of sad sacks desperate to make sure their screenplays make it into the right hands... or any hands, for that matter. The one thing that makes a coffee shop truly great, though, is charm.
4
Ron Gutman
Everyone knows that Silicon Valley is chock full of fabulous people who 'do good while doing well.'
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Rafael Yglesias
Sadly, for those who are busy sawing off their feet to escape the trap of cliches, every story is chock full of them and sometimes depends on an especially hoary one.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHOCK»

Discover the use of chock in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chock and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Let's Go, Baby!: A Chock-a-Block Book
Baby visits Grandma in this tranportation-themed chunky, lightweight board book!
Jean McElroy, 2010
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Mine Planning and Equipment Selection 2004: Proceedings of ...
With the deteriorated condition of hydraulic systems, chock shields will not offer adequate resistance. Therefore, roof in front of the chock shields gets separated and load transferred over the face results in severe cavities in face and falls of ...
Monika Hardygóra, Gabriela Paszkowska, Marek Sikora, 2004
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Camping & Wilderness Survival: The Ultimate Outdoors Book
Chock Placement: The basic principle is to wedge the selected chock into a crack so that a pull in the direction of fall will not pull the chock out. The proper method is to select a crack suitable for an anchor point and select a chock to fit that ...
Paul Tawrell, 2006
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Principles and Practices of Modern Coal Mining
Triangular Chock 'The triangular chock (Figure 12.52) consists of three legs fabricated from mild steel pipes of 75 mm diameter. The legs are connected together using pipes of the same cross-section in the shape of an equilateral triangle of ...
R. D. Singh, 2005
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Night-Night, Sleepyhead: A Chock-a-Block Book
As night falls, the forest animals prepare to sleep. On board pages.
Jean McElroy, 2010
6
The Grouting Handbook: A Step-by-step Guide to Heavy ...
Size epoxy chocks as follows: Size chocks under the skid as per the epoxy chock manufacturer, his representative, or the machinery engineer- Design chocks under the engine or the compressor as per the epoxy chock manufacturer, his ...
Donald M. Harrison, 2000
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Fire Engineering's Handbook for Firefighter I and II
Fig. 34–45. A step chock Conversely, many cars are much lower to the ground these days. In fact they are low enough that many times when we insert a step chock under the vehicle, we get only a few steps in and under the vehicle, leaving ...
8
2008 Regulations and Navigation in Panama Canal Waters
In addition, these vessels shall have a double chock, port and starboard, 40 to 50 feet (12 to 16 m) abaft the stem, a single chock port and starboard, 80 to 90 feet ( 24 to 28 m) abaft the stem, and a single chock, port and starboard, 40 to 50 feet ...
Griffes
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Rock Stress '03: Proceedings of the Second International ...
Therefore, the system capabilities can be expanded as and when required. The chock shield (powered supports) information was accessible globally. The RTIS was interfaced with wireless receiver as shown in the Fig. 4 for wireless reception .
K. Sugawara, Y. Obara, A. Sato, 2003
10
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
(i) All vessels, except a vessel not requiring locomotives, shall be fitted with a double chock set athwartships right in the stem and another double chock set athwartships right in the stern, except that on vessels of less than 75 feet beam, two ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHOCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chock is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Spotlight: Plastexo app is chock-full of high resolution Material …
Still looking for that perfect wallpaper in the vast ocean of backgrounds and customization apps that is the Android universe? We know, we ... «Phone Arena, Jul 15»
2
The Clinton Campaign Corralled Reporters, But Don't Expect Them …
“We don't want to do chock-a-block commodity news," he added, "and so, frankly, these events like parades are most of the time so newsless ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
GoPro is releasing a tiny camera — so you can take selfies, probably
Its online ad for the Session is chock-full of fast action footage of downhill skiing, mountaineering, race car driving, dirt biking, surfing and ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»
4
Players Spent Over Two Years Trying To Push Halo Reach AI To Its …
The 10 minute video took over 150 hours to create, and it's chock full of awesome things. My favorite moments include ones where Termacious ... «Kotaku, Jul 15»
5
Winnipeg School Division board chair fires back at scathing review
"The information that he was given was incomplete or downright inaccurate, and the entire report is just chock filled with sort of rumour, ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
6
Annual Orillia Scottish Festival runs July 17 to 19
"It's day chock full of lots of things to do," said Chuck Penny, one of the organizers of the festival. Along with the return of favourites such as Tom ... «Orillia Packet & Times, Jul 15»
7
Felon Dinesh D'Souza Spreads Fake Photo Of Hillary Clinton …
D'Souza's film 2016: Obama's America was splattered chock full of falsehoods about the president, so it certainly wouldn't be beneath D'Souza ... «PoliticusUSA, Jul 15»
8
World's most over-the-top mini-bars offering aged Brain Toniq to …
Chock full of premium spirits, like Belvedere vodka and Patron XO Cafe, there's also organic beetroot tips and gingerbread cookies. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
9
Here's How J. Cole Ended Up On The Social Experiment's Surf
Surf is an album that's officially by Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment, but it's chock-full of collaboration. Chance the Rapper guides the ... «MTV.com, Jul 15»
10
WATCH: Kids React to Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
Though the video is chock full of insight, perhaps the most eye-opening moments come from the handful of kids who were invited back to ... «Advocate.com, Jul 15»

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