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Chock

🔄 Synonyms of "Chock"

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Word	Definition
wedgenoun	One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.
chock-a-block	Alternative spelling of chockablock. [In a crowded manner; as completely or closely as possible.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Chock"

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Word	Definition
wedgenoun	One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.
chock-a-block	Alternative spelling of chockablock. [In a crowded manner; as completely or closely as possible.]
chockstonenoun	A stone, ranging in size from a boulder to a pebble, which has become wedged in a vertical fissure or cleft.
scotchnoun	A block for a wheel or other round object; a chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping.
dousing-chocknoun	(shipbuilding, archaic) One of several pieces fayed across the apron and lapped in the knightheads.
swedgenoun	A tool (originally a bevelled chisel) for making grooves in horseshoes.
trignoun	(now chiefly dialectal) A dandy; coxcomb.
quoinnoun	Any of the corner building blocks of a building, usually larger or more ornate than the surrounding blocks.
chokeverb	(intransitive) To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).
brobnoun	A wedge-shaped spike used to secure the end of a timber where it abuts another. Much used in earlier times in the construction of tunnelled box-timber headings.
glutnoun	An excess, too much.
sholenoun	A plank fixed beneath an object, such as the rudder of a vessel, to protect it from damage.
set chiselnoun	A kind of chisel or punch, variously shaped, with a broad flat end, used for stripping off rivet heads, etc.
clognoun	A blockage.
calknoun	A pointed projection on a horseshoe to prevent its slipping.
skidnoun	An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle.
chiselnoun	A cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing or pounding the back when the sharp edge is against the material. It consists of a slim, oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end and sometimes a handle at the other end; there are hand tool versions (the original type) and versions as bits for power tools.
crampoonnoun	A clutch formed of hooked pieces of iron, like double calipers, for raising stones, lumber, blocks of ice, etc.
crutchnoun	A device to assist in motion as a cane, especially one that provides support under the arm to reduce weight on a leg.
slicenoun	A thin, broad piece cut off.