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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)
- 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)
- (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.
- (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)
- 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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