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tightly

English

Etymology

From tight +? -ly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?ta?tli/

Adverb

tightly (comparative tightlier or more tightly, superlative tightliest or most tightly)

  1. In a tight manner.
    tightly clenched fingers

Translations

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chockablock

English

Alternative forms

  • chock-a-block
  • chock a block
  • choc-a-bloc

Etymology

chock + a + block

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?t??k??bl?k/

Adjective

chockablock (comparative more chockablock, superlative most chockablock)

  1. (nautical) (of a ship's hoisting tackle) Having the blocks drawn close together so no further movement is possible, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost.
  2. (by extension) Jammed tightly together; very crowded; completely filled or stuffed.
    Some of Sardinia's gorgeous seaside towns have lately been invaded by builders who erected chockablock housing that catered to middle-income tourists but threatened to spoil the landscape.

Derived terms

  • chock
  • chocka
  • chocker
  • chockers
  • chokka

Translations

Adverb

chockablock (comparative more chockablock, superlative most chockablock)

  1. In a crowded manner; as completely or closely as possible.
    His study had books stacked chockablock on every shelf.
    The meeting hall was chockablock full of angry citizens.
    • 2012, The Economist, Oct 13th 2012, Free exchange: Concrete gains
      AMERICA is full of vast, empty spaces. Europe, by contrast, seems chock-a-block with humanity, its history shaped by a lack of continental elbowroom.

Related terms

  • chockful, chockfull, chock-full, chock full

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