Chock has 11 different meanings across 4 categories:
Noun · Verb · Adverb · Proper Noun
Any object used as a wedge or filler, especially when placed behind a wheel to prevent it from rolling.
An encounter.
In plain English: A chock is when two vehicles collide.
"The two hikers had a pleasant chock while resting by the stream."
Usage: Chock (noun) refers to an abrupt, often startling, collision or impact - think of a car "chocking" against something. Use it to describe a sudden and forceful meeting between objects.
secure with chocks
To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch.
To encounter.
To make a dull sound.
In plain English: To chock means to produce a muffled or quiet knocking noise.
"The old wooden floorboards chock with every step."
Usage: Chock (verb) means to produce a repetitive, hollow knocking or clicking sound, often due to something being loose or poorly fitted. Use it to describe the sound of a door hinge needing oil or a rattling engine - The old pipes would chock throughout the house as the temperature changed.
Entirely; quite.
In plain English: It means really, really.
"The old car was chock full of camping gear."
Usage: Use "chock" to emphasize that something is entirely or completely true, often in older or more formal writing ("He was chock full of enthusiasm"). It's a somewhat archaic term and less common than alternatives like "completely" or "entirely."
A surname.