Day 1881
13 Aug 2026

chock

/tʃɒk/

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.

verb
To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch.To fill up, as a cavity.To insert a line in a chock.

adverb
Entirely; quite.