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comparative more chockablock, superlative most 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. examples
(by extension) Jammed tightly together, jam-packed; very crowded; completely filled or stuffed. quotations examples
Dance music is chockablock with anonymous artists, but few have concealed themselves with quite the dedication of the Knife.
2009 March 27, Alexis Petridis, “Electronic review: Fever Ray, Fever Ray”, in The Guardian
Haberman’s book is chockablock with scoops, comprehensively leaked to the press before publication, but what singles it out from the competition is its perceptiveness about Trump’s character and the way his private vices became public menaces.
2022 October 9, Peter Conrad, “Confidence Man: The Making of Trump and the Breaking of America review […] ”, in The Observer
In a crowded manner; as completely or closely as possible. quotations examples
AMERICA is full of vast, empty spaces. Europe, by contrast, seems chock-a-block with humanity, its history shaped by a lack of continental elbowroom.
2012 October 13, “Free exchange: Concrete gains”, in The Economist