chock-a-block

1. 1.

   as completely as possible

   “it was chock-a-block full”

   Synonymschock

Questions about chock-a-block

What does chock-a-block mean?

chock-a-block means "as completely as possible".

How many syllables are in chock-a-block?

chock-a-block has 3 syllables and divides as choc-k-a--block under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for chock-a-block?

Close synonyms include chock. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is chock-a-block a common word?

chock-a-block is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.