Chock

What do we mean by chock?

A block or wedge placed under something else, such as a wheel, to keep it from moving. noun

A heavy fitting of metal or wood with two jaws curving inward, through which a rope or cable may be run. noun

To fit with or secure by a chock. transitive verb

To place (a boat) on chocks. transitive verb

As close as possible. adverb

To check the motion of, as by a chock.

An obsolete variant of shock.

To throw with a quick motion; toss; pitch: same as chuck, 2.

Entirely; fully; as far as possible: used in the nautical phrases chock aft, chock home, etc.

A block or piece of wood or other material, more or less wedge-shaped when specially prepared, used to prevent movement, as by insertion behind the props of a ship's cradle, under the sides of a boat on deck, under the wheels of a carriage, etc.— noun

In ship-building, a block of approximately triangular shape, used to unite the head and heel of consecutive timbers.— noun

Nautical, a block having hornshaped projections extending partly over a recess in the middle, in which a cable or hawser is placed while being hauled in or on: called distinctively a warping-chock.— noun

In coal-mining, a pillar built of short square blocks of wood from 2½ to 6 feet long, laid crosswise, two and two, so as to form a strong support for the roof: used especially in long-wall working. noun

A variant of choke.

Nautical, to secure by putting a chock into or under: as, to chock the timbers of a ship; to chock a cask.

To fill up a cavity like a chock.

A block of wood, especially one for burning. See chuck, 1. noun

A thick unsawed block of wood. See chock and log. noun

Plural Blocks of wood or stone placed on a harrow, roller, or other machine to give it weight or steadiness. noun

In turnery, same as chuck, 5. noun

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

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.

Words that are spelled similarly to chock:
chock, check, clock, cock, shock, chuck, hock, chick, crock, choco, choak, chook, chonk, choc, chork, chok, chack, schock, chocs, chowk, chck.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word chock:
bates, evan, nuts, cistercian, heavenly, isu, skate, full, coffee, elevator, medalist, abbey, prix, wheel, bronze, greg, trophy, poland, dance, prevent, grand, silver, junior, polish, placed, partnership, finishing, lyrics, pilot, medal, continue, lies, ice, lee, assigned, finished, senior, purchased, gold.

Words that rhyme with chock:
stock, block, rock, talk, lock, clock, walk, cock, shock, hawk, mock, dock, flock, stalk, balk, ad hoc, hoc, hock, knock, chalk, bloc, toque, sock, doc, deadlock, hemlock, livestock, gawk, peacock, bedrock, roc, smock, bach, jock, squawk, mach, crock, iraq, wok, interlock, baulk, brock, caulk, catwalk, ad-hoc, frock, poppycock, mohawk, gridlock, crosstalk, tock, roadblock, nock, wedlock, unlock, sidewalk, loch, matlock, shamrock, crosswalk, schlock, tomahawk, calk, glock, bok, aftershock, jaywalk, locke, medoc, nighthawk, antioch, havelock, jacques, bock, bokeh, lok, padlock, woodcock, manioc, croc, pock, boardwalk, oarlock, feedstock, airlock, floc, gamecock, small talk, goshawk, hollyhock, laughingstock, spock, shylock, och, falk, sherlock, salk, hancock, bangkok, bloch.

Adjectives that are often used to describe chock:
wooden, stern, first, active, last, takemoto, starboard, metallic, small, heavy, forward, costanza, bottom, large, forecastle, shaped, taffrail, front, rear, bow.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective chock:
block, ablock, blocks, stone, shield, full, stones, shields, pieces, log, supports, chee, performance, order, support, one, plate, pin, packet, manufacturer, list, piece, rail, packets, source, bloc, fall, brim, beer.

Consonant match to chock:
check, choke, chuck, cheque, cheek, chalk, chick, choak, chook, czech, chok, chek, chack.

Words that sound like chock:
chalk, chock, chok, choc, chauk, chowk, check, chick, cheek, choke, chuck, cheque, chook, czech, chek, chik, chique, choak, chuk, chec, chack, chike, cec, chuc, cik, chac, chog, cek, cheikh, cheik, tchick, chaque, shock, jock, jacques, schock, jok, joc, shok, shoc, schoch, schok, shaak, joch, cha, chug, chocked, chocs, chocker, chaka, tchotchke, chocks, chag, chark, chirk, chocho, schalk, ceg, chc, chk, chotchke, chaki, chch, jauk, charc, eoc, eok, jack, cock, jake, chic, hock, caulk, cok, coc, jac, hoc, jacque, coch, jacke, gick, geck, chak, hoch, hocke, jaque, jaq, gik, haack, j.c, a-ok, haak, jec, haake, jech, giac, choque, g.c, cacc, jacc.