chock-full

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [chok foo l]
- /tʃɒk fʊl/
- /tʃɒk fʊl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [chok foo l]
- /tʃɒk fʊl/

Definitions of chock-full word

adjective chock-full Something that is chock-full is completely full. 3
adjective chock-full as full as possible; filled to capacity 3
adjective chock-full full to the limit; crammed. 1
adjective chock-full completely full 1
noun chock-full completely full: of people, things 1
adjective chock-full Alternative spelling of chock full. 0

See all 6 definitions of chock-full

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Origin of chock-full

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English chokke-fulle, equivalent to chokke (< ?) + fulle full1

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Parts of speech for Chock-full

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Chock-full

chock-full popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for chock-full

adj chock-full

brimming — completely full with something
overcrowded — filled to excess; packed.
overflowing — to flow or run over, as rivers or water: After the thaw, the river overflows and causes great damage.
packed — transporting, or used in transporting, a pack or load: pack animals.
stuffed — the material of which anything is made: a hard, crystalline stuff.

All 9 Synonyms of chock-full