Usually means: Filled to maximum capacity; crowded.
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  1. chock-a-block: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  2. chock-a-block, chock-a-block: Collins English Dictionary
  3. chock-a-block: Vocabulary.com
  4. chock-a-block: Wordnik
  5. chock-a-block: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. chock-a-block: Wiktionary
  7. chock-a-block: Dictionary.com
  8. Chock-A-Block: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. chock-a-block: Rhymezone
  10. chock-a-block: FreeDictionary.org
  11. chock-a-block: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. chock-a-block: TheFreeDictionary.com
  13. Chock-a-block: World Wide Words

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  1. chock-a-block: Encyclopedia

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adjective:  Alternative spelling of chockablock [(nautical, of a ship's hoisting tackle) Having the blocks drawn close together so no further movement is possible, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost.]
adverb:  Alternative spelling of chockablock [In a crowded manner; as completely or closely as possible.]

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