# chock full

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌtʃɒk ˈfʊl/

## Definitions
1. Containing the maximum amount possible, flush on all sides, jam-packed, crammed.

## Etymology
From Middle English chokkeful (“crammed full”) c. 1400, possibly from choke (“cheek”), equivalent to cheek + full. Or it may be from Old French choquier (“collide, crash, hit”), similar to shock. The later form chock-a-block full is due to association with chock, used in carpentry and shipbuilding.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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