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chock (c̸häk)

noun

  1. a block or wedge placed under a wheel, barrel, etc. to keep it from rolling or used to fill in a space
  2. Naut. a heavy metal fitting fixed to the deck of a ship, through which a line for mooring, towing, etc. is passed

Etymology: NormFr choque, a block < Gaul *tsukka, akin to PGmc *stuk-, a tree trunk, stump: for IE base see stock

transitive verb

to provide or wedge fast with a chock or chocks

adverb

as close or tight as can be

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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