chock full

== English == === Alternative forms === chocked full, chockful, chock-full, chockfull, chokeful, choke full, choke-full, chokefull, chuck-full, chuck full, chalk full (eggcorn) === Etymology === (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌtʃɒk ˈfʊl/ === Adjective === chock full (comparative more chock full, superlative most chock full) (informal) Containing the maximum amount possible, flush on all sides, jam-packed, crammed. 1741, George E. Nitzsche, The General Magazine and Historical Chronicle, University of Pennsylvania. General Alumni Society, pages 251: The pages of the diary are chock full of fascinating reports of medical incidents of all sorts. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== chock-a-block chock-a-block full === References ===