Chock Full of Something Meaning
Definition: To be very full of something. The idiom chock full of something means that something is filled to its limit. In an idiomatic context, this phrase is used to illustrate that there is an abundance of something. This phrase may or may not be hyphenated.
What does Chock Full come from?
Etymology. From "English Language and Usage" site: c. 1400, from Middle English chokkeful (“crammed full”), possibly from choke (“cheek”) (see cheek (n.)), equivalent to cheek + full. Or it may be from Old French choquier “collide, crash, hit” [similar to shock].
What does Chock Full do in the sentence?
completely full: The whole room was chock-full of books.
