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  • 41chock-a-block — adjective informal, chiefly Brit. crammed full. Origin C19 (orig. in naut. use, with ref. to tackle having the two blocks run close together): from chock (in chock full) and block …

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  • 42full — 1. adjective 1) her glass was full Syn: filled, filled up, filled to capacity, filled to the brim, brimming, brimful Ant: empty 2) streets full of people Syn: crowded wit …

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  • 43full — Synonyms and related words: SRO, a great deal, abounding, absolute, absorbed, abundant, addled, adipose, affluent, all encompassing, all inclusive, all sufficing, allayed, altogether, ample, amplitude, aplenty, awash, bang, beefy, beery, bemused …

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  • 44chock-a-block — or chock·a·block (chŏkʹə blŏk ) adj. 1. Squeezed together; jammed: The cheering fans were chock a block in the stands. 2. Completely filled; stuffed: “I recommend the north shore chowder, chockablock with pieces of seasonal fish” (Charles… …

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  • 45chock-a-block — adjective not usually before noun INFORMAL very full, so that there is not much room for anything or anyone else: chock a block with: It s an area that s chock a block with tourists …

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  • 46chock-a-block — ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ crammed full. ORIGIN originally in nautical use, with reference to blocks in tackle running close together …

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  • 47Chock a block — full to the point one can fill no more; crowded to over flowing; in a jammed or crowded condition …

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  • 48chock-a-block — [[t]tʃɒ̱k ə blɒ̱k[/t]] ADJ: v link ADJ, oft ADJ with n A place that is chock a block is very full of people, things, or vehicles. [INFORMAL] The small roads are chock a block with traffic. Syn: packed …

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  • 49chock-a-block — UK / US adjective [not usually before noun] informal very full, so that there is not much room for anything or anyone else chock a block with: It s an area that s chock a block with tourists …

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  • 50chock-a-block — adjective (not before noun) full of people or things that are very close to each other (+ with): Disneyland was chock a block with people that day …

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