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Meaning of chock

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

chock

Pronunciation:/tʃɒk//tʃɑk/

noun

Definitions

  1. Any object used as a wedge or filler, especially when placed behind a wheel to prevent it from rolling.

  2. Any fitting or fixture used to restrict movement, especially movement of a line; traditionally was a fixture near a bulwark with two horns pointing towards each other, with a gap between where the line can be inserted.

verb

Definitions

  1. To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch.

  2. To fill up, as a cavity.

  3. To insert a line in a chock.

adverb

Definitions

  1. Entirely; quite.