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chock·a·block

[chok-uh-blok]

- adjective

1. extremely full; crowded; jammed

2. having the blocks drawn close together, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost

- adverb

3. in a crowded manner

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chock·a·block [chok-uh-blok]

–adjective

1.	extremely full; crowded; jammed: a room chockablock with furniture and plants.

2.	Nautical. having the blocks drawn close together, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost.

–adverb

3.	in a crowded manner: books piled chockablock on the narrow shelf.

Also, chock-a-block.

[Origin: cf. chock close (up to), appar. as back formation from chockful

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