chock full
English
adj
Definitions
- (informal) Containing the maximum amount possible, flush on all sides, jam-packed, crammed.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English chokkeful (crammed full) compound from English cheek + English full (plenty, entire, fullness).
Origin
English
full
Gloss
plenty, entire, fullness
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Quiverfull English
- arsecheek English
- asscheek English
- cheek English
- cheek tooth English
- cheekbone English
- cheeker English
- cheekful English
- cheekless English
- cheekpiece English
- cheeky English
- doorcheek English
- fouth English
- full English
- full well English
- full-bodied English
- full-born English
- full-bosomed English
- full-bound English
- full-course yellow English
- full-eyed English
- full-faced English
- full-fledged English
- full-fleshed English
- full-flowing English
- full-fortuned English
- full-fraught English
- full-handed English
- full-hearted English
- full-hot English
- full-length English
- full-looking English
- full-mouth English
- full-souled English
- full-summed English
- full-throttle English
- full-time English
- fullage English
- fullback English
- fullcourt English
- fullen English
- fullhead English
- fulling English
- fullish English
- fullmade English
- fullness English
- fullscreen English
- fullsib English
- fullstanding English
- fullwidth English
- fullwise English
- fully English
- fulth English
- handful English
- nether cheek English
- nonfull English
- overfull English
- topfull English
- underfull English
- unfull English
- tjokvol Dutch, Flemish
- full French
- a full Spanish, Castilian
- フル Japanese
- ful Polish
- cheeke Middle English
- chokkeful Middle English
- full Middle English
- full
- cheek
- fully
- fulth
- fouth
- unfull
- cheeky
- fullen
- fullish
- fulling
- fullage
- fullsib
- nonfull
- handful
- topfull
- cheeker
- cheekful
- asscheek
- fullwise
- fullhead
- fullback
- fullness
- full-hot
- overfull
- fullmade
- doorcheek
- underfull
- cheekless
- fullwidth
- fullcourt
- full-time
- arsecheek
- full-born
- cheekbone
- full well
- full-eyed
- Quiverfull
- full-bound
- full-mouth
- cheekpiece
- fullscreen
- full-faced
- full-length
- full-summed
- full-handed
- full-bodied
- cheek tooth
- full-souled
- full-bosomed
- full-flowing
- full-looking
- full-fledged
- full-fleshed
- nether cheek
- full-fraught
- full-hearted
- fullstanding
- full-throttle
- full-fortuned
- full-course yellow