chock

¹chock

noun \ˈchäk\

Definition of CHOCK

1

: a wedge or block for steadying a body (as a cask) and holding it motionless, for filling in an unwanted space, or for blocking the movement of a wheel

2

: a heavy metal casting (as on the bow or stern of a ship) with two short horn-shaped arms curving inward between which ropes or hawsers may pass for mooring or towing

Origin of CHOCK

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1769

Other Hardware Terms

adze, auger, awl, ferrule, punch, tang

Rhymes with CHOCK

bloc, block, bock, brock, clock, cock, croc, crock, doc, dock, floc, flock, frock, grok, hock, jock, knock, lakh, loch, lock, Locke, lough, moc, mock, nock, pock, roc, rock, schlock, shock, smock, sock, Spock, stock, wok

²chock

adverb

Definition of CHOCK

: as close or as completely as possible

First Known Use of CHOCK

1834

³chock

transitive verb

Definition of CHOCK

: to stop or make fast with or as if with chocks

First Known Use of CHOCK

circa 1841