chock

n.

1. A block or wedge placed under something else, such as a wheel, to keep it from moving.
2. Nautical. A heavy fitting of metal or wood with two jaws curving inward, through which a rope or cable may be run.

tr.v., chocked, chock·ing, chocks.

1. To fit with or secure by a chock: The plane's wheels were chocked and chained down.
2. Nautical. To place (a boat) on chocks.

adv.
As close as possible: had to stand chock up against the railing.

[Possibly from Old North French choque, log, from Gaulish *tsukka, stump, of Germanic origin.]

n. a support on which a rounded structure, such as a cask or the hull of a boat, may be placed to keep it steady.

v.

support (a boat, cask, etc.) on chocks.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

A wedge or block used to prevent an object from moving.

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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
  Synonym: wedge

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The verb chock has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: secure with chocks

Meaning #2: support on chocks, as of boats, for example

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The adverb chock has one meaning:

Meaning #1: as completely as possible
  Synonym: chock-a-block

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - klods, kile, stiver
v. tr. - klodse op, fastkile, afstive
adv. - helt, klos

Nederlands (Dutch)
keg, klamp, vastklemmen, op kielblokken plaatsen, (op)vullen, volledig

Français (French)
n. - cale
v. tr. - (Naut) mettre en cale
adv. - en cale

Deutsch (German)
v. - festkeilen, verstopfen
n. - Keil
adv. - dicht

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ακινητοποιώ με τάκο, σφηνώνω, παραγεμίζω
n. - (μηχαν.) υποστάτης, (ξύλινος) τάκος (τροχού κ.λπ.), σφήνα
adv. - πυκνά πυκνά, τίγκα

Italiano (Italian)
bloccare, cuneo

Português (Portuguese)
v. - cunhar
n. - calço (m)
adv. - apertadamente

Русский (Russian)
расклинить, клин

Español (Spanish)
n. - cuña, calzo
v. tr. - calzar, acuñar
adv. - lo más cerca o estrechamente posible, completamente

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - stötta med klossar
n. - kloss (att stötta båt med)
adv. - tätt ihop

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
楔子, 楔形木垫, 木楔, 用楔子垫, 收放定盘上, 满满地

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 楔子, 楔形木墊, 木楔
v. tr. - 用楔子墊, 收放定盤上
adv. - 滿滿地

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 굄목, 뿔 모양의 밧줄 걸이
v. tr. - 쐐기로 괴다, 보트를 받침 남에 얹다
adv. - 꽉, 아주

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 止め木, 綱掛け, 敷き台, 輪止め
v. - 止め木で止める, 敷き台に載せる, くさびで止める
adv. - ぎっしり

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) منع حركه عجله بوضع خشبه (الاسم) خشبه لمنع حركه عجله (ظرف) مكتظ, مزدحم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮יתד, מעצור, טריז‬
v. tr. - ‮דחס, שם מעצור ל-‬
adv. - ‮הדוק ככל האפשר‬

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