chock-full

chock–full

adj \ˈchək-ˈfu̇l, ˈchäk-, -ˌfu̇l\

Definition of CHOCK-FULL

: full to the limit <hotels chock–full of tourists>

Variants of CHOCK-FULL

chock–full or chock·ful \ˈchək-ˈfu̇l, ˈchäk-, -ˌfu̇l\

Origin of CHOCK-FULL

Middle English chokkefull, probably from choken to choke + full

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to CHOCK-FULL

Synonyms: brimful, brimming, bursting, chockablock, chock-full (or chockful), crammed, crowded, fat, filled, jammed, jam-packed, loaded, packed, stuffed

Antonyms: bare, blank, devoid, empty, stark, vacant, void

Related Words: overcrowded, overfilled, overflowing, overfull, overladen, overloaded, overstuffed; abounding, flush, fraught, replete, rife, swarming, teeming

Near Antonyms: deficient, inadequate, incomplete, insufficient, short, shortish, shy, wanting; depleted, drained, exhausted

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