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
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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