chock a block

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English[edit]

Adjective[edit]

chock a block (comparative more chock a block, superlative most chock a block)

  1. Alternative form of chockablock
    • 2012, James Brock, Tailor Made, →ISBN:
      Which is exactly what I wanted because Mi-jami was chock a block full of smokin' hot 'ricans and Cubans and Caucasians and, well, men in general all ripe for the picking.
    • 2013, Edward Wilson, Travels With Kirsty: In Search of a Different Life, →ISBN, page 75:
      We walk around to central world plaza, navigating crowded pavements chock a block with street vendors selling everything from fresh fish to meat on a stick to Thai beer.

Adverb[edit]

chock a block (comparative more chock a block, superlative most chock a block)

  1. Alternative form of chockablock
    • 2010, Sue Allen, Life.....(in General), →ISBN, page 32:
      The cutlery increasing on the drainer, chock a block, While the sink is overflowing as the dishes run amok!