chock·ful
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chock — chock·er·man; chock; chock·a·block; chock·ful; … English syllables
ful — aw·ful; beau·ti·ful; doubt·ful; dread·ful; faith·ful; ful·crum; ful·fill·ment; ful·go·rid; ful·mi·nate; gust·ful; hope·ful; mer·ci·ful; mer·ci·ful·ly; need·ful; pow·er·ful; stom·ach·ful; won·der·ful; af·fright·ful·ly; bale·ful·ly; bale·ful·ness;… … English syllables
chock-full — [[t]ˈtʃɒkˈfʊl, ˈtʃʌk [/t]] adj. full to the limit; crammed Sometimes, chock′ ful′, chock′ful′. Etymology: 1350–1400; ME chokke fulle … From formal English to slang
chock-full — /chok fool , chuk /, adj. full to the limit; crammed. Also, chock ful, chuck full, choke full. [1350 1400; ME chokke fulle, equiv. to chokke ( < ?) + fulle FULL1] * * * … Universalium
chock-full — [chäk′fool′] adj. [ME chokkeful, chekefull < choke, cheke, cheek + ful, FUL; now often assoc. with CHOCK, CHOKE] as full as possible; filled to capacity … English World dictionary
chock-full — [14] There is more than one theory to account for this word. It occurs in a couple of isolated instances around 1400, as chokkefulle and chekeful, prompting speculation that the first element may be either chock ‘wooden block’, which came from an … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
chock-full — [14] There is more than one theory to account for this word. It occurs in a couple of isolated instances around 1400, as chokkefulle and chekeful, prompting speculation that the first element may be either chock ‘wooden block’, which came from an … Word origins
chockful — chock·ful … English syllables
choke-full — adjective packed full to capacity chowder chockablock with pieces of fish • Syn: ↑chockablock, ↑chock full, ↑chockful, ↑chuck full, ↑cram full • Similar to: ↑full * * * … Useful english dictionary
chuck-full — adjective packed full to capacity chowder chockablock with pieces of fish • Syn: ↑chockablock, ↑chock full, ↑chockful, ↑choke full, ↑cram full • Similar to: ↑full * * * … Useful english dictionary
