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CHOCK BLOCK

Specialty Definition: CHOCK BLOCK

DomainDefinition

Food & Agriculture

A block of wood, often wedge-shaped, for stopping an object moving, e. g. a log from rolling, a wheel from turning. Source: European Union. (references)

Mining

Piece of wood, square or rectangular in cross section, usually made of oak, ash, or other hardwood. Also used to denote a shaped piece of wood provided with a handle and designed for placing between the rails to holdback a tub or set of tubs. (references)

Transportation

Concave or mitered blocking piece used to secure objects in position. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: CHOCK BLOCK

Synonyms by domain: chock-a-block (transportationfood & agriculture, mechanical engineeringmining).

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Expression: CHOCK BLOCK

Expression using "CHOCK BLOCK": wheel chock block. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: CHOCK BLOCK

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

chock block

10
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: CHOCK BLOCK

Language Translations for "CHOCK BLOCK"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

bremseklods (block, chock, slipper). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

stophout (block, chock), schoorhout (block, chock), remblok (block, chock, slipper). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

kiila (gusset, wedge), jarrutönkkä (block, chock, slipper), jarrukenkä (block, chock). (various references)

   

French

  

cale (chock), sabot d'arrêt (chock). (various references)

   

German

  

Kopfholz (block, chock), Bremsklotz (brake block, brake pad, brake shoe, chock). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

σφην,τάκος (block, chock). (various references)

   

Italian

  

calzatoia (block, chock), zeppa (platform, trig, wedge). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ockchay ockblay

   

Portuguese

  

calço de madeira (block, chock), calço (jargon, quoin, scotch, shoe, skid, stop), escora (anchor, bearer, bond, prop, puncheon, spur, stanchion), apoio (aid, backing, backup, bearer, buttress, cheer, countenance, furtherance, hold, holder, holdfast, prop, protection, staff, stay, strength, support, tie-plate, toehold, upholder). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

calzo (block, chock, chuck, I wear shoes, shoe, skid, wedge). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

bromskloss (skid). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: CHOCK BLOCK

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "b-c-c-c-h-k-k-l-o-o"

-5 letters: block, chock, cholo, chook, clock, cooch.

 Words containing the letters "b-c-c-c-h-k-k-l-o-o"
 

+1 letter: chockablock.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Synonyms
2. Expressions
3. Expressions: Internet
4. Translations: Modern
5. Anagrams
6. Bibliography


  

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