chockablock

Thân thiện

The small shop was chockablock with colorful toys and books.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Completely full; crammed full; packed so tightly that no more can fit. This word describes a space, container, or area that is filled to its absolute maximum capacity, often implying a sense of crowding or dense packing.

Usage

The adjective chowder chockablock with pieces of fish is used to describe a state of being entirely and densely packed. It is typically used as a predicate adjective (following a linking verb like "was" or "is") or occasionally directly before a noun. It emphasizes a lack of space due to overfilling.

Examples

• The storage room was chockablock with old furniture and boxes.
• During the festival, the main street was chockablock with tourists and vendors.
• The schedule is chockablock with meetings from morning until evening.

Advanced Usage

• "chock-a-block": This is a common hyphenated variant spelling of the word.
  • The highway was chock-a-block with traffic for miles.

Variants and Related Words

• Chock-full (adj): Completely full. Often followed by "of."
  • The report was chock-full of useful data.
• Jam-packed (adj): Extremely crowded or full.
  • The concert venue was jam-packed.

Synonyms

• Brimming: Filled to the very top.
• Crammed: Forced or stuffed into a space.
• Stuffed: Filled tightly.
• Overflowing: So full that contents are spilling over.

Idioms and Phrases

While "chockablock" itself is not typically part of a larger idiom, it is synonymous in meaning with the phrase: - Packed to the gills: Completely full. - The tiny apartment was packed to the gills with books. - Full to bursting: So full it seems it might burst open. - The suitcase was full to bursting.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. packed full to capacity
   • chowder chockablock with pieces of fish

Từ đồng nghĩa

• chockablock
• chock-full
• chockful
• choke-full
• chuck-full
• cram full