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CHOCK

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object

Synonyms:

chock; wedge

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("chock" is a kind of...):

block (a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chock"):

sprag (a chock or bar wedged under a wheel or between the spokes to prevent a vehicle from rolling down an incline)

Derivation:

chock (support on chocks)

chock (secure with chocks)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Support on chocks

Example:

chock the boat

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "chock" is one way to...):

hold; hold up; support; sustain (be the physical support of; carry the weight of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

chock (a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Secure with chocks

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "chock" is one way to...):

fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

chock (a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object)

 III. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

As completely as possible

Example:

it was chock-a-block full

Synonyms:

chock; chock-a-block

Classified under:

Adverbs

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