Chock — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object

secure with chocks

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːtbɪɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪfɹənsɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪfɹənsɪz/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈɑːtbɪɾi/.

Examples

chock the boat
it was chock-a-block full

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wedge chock-a-block

Parts of Speech

noun	a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
verb	secure with chocks
verb	support on chocks “chock the boat”
adverb	as completely as possible “it was chock-a-block full”

Word Forms

chock	verb	secure with chocks
chock	noun	a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Keil

ein Holzblock, der das Verrutschen oder Rollen eines schweren Gegenstands verhindert

🇫🇷French

cale

un bloc de bois utilisé pour empêcher le glissement ou le roulement d'un objet lourd

🇪🇸Spanish

cuña

un bloque de madera utilizado para evitar el deslizamiento o el rodamiento de un objeto pesado

🇮🇹Italian

zeppo

blocco di legno utilizzato per impedire lo scivolamento o il rotolamento di un oggetto pesante

🇳🇱Dutch

tjokvol

een blok hout dat wordt gebruikt om het glijden of rollen van een zwaar voorwerp te voorkomen

🇵🇹Portuguese

calço

um bloco de madeira usado para evitar o deslizamento ou rolamento de um objeto pesado

🇷🇺Russian

заглушка

деревянный брусок, используемый для предотвращения скольжения или перекатывания тяжелого предмета

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कील

लकड़ी का एक टुकड़ा जिसका उपयोग किसी भारी वस्तु को फिसलने या लुढ़कने से रोकने के लिए किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

চোক

একটি ভারী বস্তুর স্লাইডিং বা রোলিং প্রতিরোধ করতে ব্যবহৃত কাঠের একটি ব্লক

🇮🇳Tamil

அடைப்பு

ஒரு கனமான பொருளின் நெகிழ் அல்லது உருட்டலைத் தடுக்கப் பயன்படும் மரத் தொகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉక్కిరిబిక్కిరి చేయండి

భారీ వస్తువు యొక్క స్లైడింగ్ లేదా రోలింగ్ నిరోధించడానికి ఉపయోగించే చెక్క బ్లాక్

🇮🇳Marathi

चोक

जड वस्तूचे सरकणे किंवा रोलिंग रोखण्यासाठी लाकडाचा एक ब्लॉक वापरला जातो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચોક

ભારે પદાર્થને સ્લાઇડિંગ અથવા રોલિંગ અટકાવવા માટે વપરાતો લાકડાનો બ્લોક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚೋಕ್

ಭಾರವಾದ ವಸ್ತುವಿನ ಜಾರುವಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಉರುಳುವಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ತಡೆಯಲು ಬಳಸುವ ಮರದ ಬ್ಲಾಕ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചോക്ക്

ഭാരമുള്ള ഒരു വസ്തുവിൻ്റെ സ്ലൈഡിംഗ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉരുളുന്നത് തടയാൻ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഒരു മരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੋਕ

ਲੱਕੜ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਬਲਾਕ ਇੱਕ ਭਾਰੀ ਵਸਤੂ ਦੇ ਸਲਾਈਡਿੰਗ ਜਾਂ ਰੋਲਿੰਗ ਨੂੰ ਰੋਕਣ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

چاک

لکڑی کا ایک بلاک جو کسی بھاری چیز کو پھسلنے یا گھومنے سے روکنے کے لیے استعمال ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

楔子

用于防止重物滑动或滚动的木块

🇯🇵Japanese

チョック

重い物の滑りや転がりを防ぐために使用される木のブロック

🇰🇷Korean

굄목

무거운 물건이 미끄러지거나 굴러가는 것을 방지하기 위해 사용하는 나무 블록

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tắc nghẽn

một khối gỗ được sử dụng để ngăn chặn sự trượt hoặc lăn của một vật nặng

🇹🇭Thai

หนุน

บล็อกไม้ที่ใช้ป้องกันการเลื่อนหรือกลิ้งของหนัก

🇮🇩Indonesian

sesak

balok kayu yang digunakan untuk mencegah benda berat tergelincir atau terguling

🇵🇭Filipino

punung

isang bloke ng kahoy na ginagamit upang maiwasan ang pag-slide o paggulong ng isang mabigat na bagay

🇲🇾Malay

tersedak

bongkah kayu yang digunakan untuk menghalang gelongsor atau bergolek objek berat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الساندة

كتلة من الخشب تستخدم لمنع انزلاق أو تدحرج جسم ثقيل

🇮🇷Persian

خفه کردن

بلوک چوبی که برای جلوگیری از سر خوردن یا غلتیدن یک جسم سنگین استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

takoz

ağır bir nesnenin kaymasını veya yuvarlanmasını önlemek için kullanılan tahta blok

🇮🇱Hebrew

סַד

גוש עץ המשמש למניעת החלקה או גלגול של חפץ כבד

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The primary meaning of 'chock' is 'a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object'.

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