how to pronounce chock

/ˈtʃɑːk/

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chock is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of chock in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… and then the ism was chock full of stuff …”

meanings of chock

verb:

To fill up, as a cavity.
To encounter.
To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch.
To insert a line in a chock.
To make a dull sound.

noun:

An encounter.
Any fitting or fixture used to restrict movement, especially movement of a line; traditionally was a fixture near a bulwark with two horns pointing towards each other, with a gap between where the line can be inserted.
Any object used as a wedge or filler, especially when placed behind a wheel to prevent it from rolling.

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