CHOCK Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

chock

verb

Definition of chock

as in to brake

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Recent Examples of chock Part of this could be chocked up to the decline in Amazon’s marketing budget. — Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024 Joe Skipper | Reuters Falcon 9 has been on an unrivaled run of success for nearly a decade, chocking up more than 300 consecutive successful orbital launches since its previous inflight failure in June 2015, during the NASA cargo mission CRS-7. — Michael Sheetz, CNBC, 12 July 2024 Well, the top of the first round is expected to chock full of SEC players with perhaps as many as half of their first 10 picks coming from college’s premier conference. — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 27 June 2023 Drury chocked up the low ticket prices on the secondary market to low expectations for the Red Sox season — Drury himself is frustrated with the team’s offseason moves, or lack thereof — or the chilly weather. — Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for chock

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This can instantly pressurize individual shock absorbers to counteract body roll, front-to-rear acceleration pitch and hard-braking dive.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
Nobody else was pushing to the limit, but Antonelli was braking late, hitting the curbs.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of brake

Verb

Shadab completed his century by playing a late cut off Atkinson for his 12th boundary before hitting the fast bowler over long off for a six to reduce the target to three runs off the final three overs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Sometimes that manifests in small ways, such as when media relations staffers cut off a news conference early in the hope of ingratiating themselves to a player.

— Stephanie Apstein, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of cut off

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The untraditional layout stuck first gear off to the side, making the 2-3 shift most likely to be often reached for under hard use easier to crack off.

— Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2026
Watch Duty exploded in popularity by providing up-to-the-minute firefighting updates, fire perimeters, and on-the-scene reports to people previously stuck navigating a fractured system of emergency alerts that gave minimal information.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of stick

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As a result, Metra trains on the BNSF Line were temporarily halted near Western Avenue.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
After fumbling twice in Michigan State territory, halting offensive momentum, the Bruins were trailing going into the second quarter and tied 7-7 with three minutes left in the second quarter.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of halt

Verb

Official conversations — those at the bargaining table — were stalled from late July to October when the Public Employment Relations Board declared an impasse.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2026
Kenwood’s earlier proposal for a boutique hotel and music venue stalled over parking constraints.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of stall

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Drone-on-drone interception – Bumblebee V2 Instead of firing a missile or jamming a signal, the Bumblebee V2 is designed to collide directly with hostile drones.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
The family also believes the burglars may have jammed the home's Wi-Fi signal, disabling security cameras during the break-in.

— Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of jam

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The chips in question are BM1370s, which together draw up to 600 W of power, and peak at a hashrate (how many guesses per second a miner makes) of 34 TH/s or 34 trillion guesses per second.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026
The plan forms part of a public-private investment roadmap drawn up in July, which targets JPY20 trillion ($127 billion) in overseas sales by 2033.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of draw up

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