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As close as possible
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chock
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1670s, "lumpy piece of wood," possibly from Old North French choque "a block" (Old French çoche "log," 12c.; Modern French souche "stump, stock, block"), from Gaulish *tsukka "a tree trunk, stump."
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ He pulled the chocks out from under the airplane's wheels. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He removes the chocks and starts the plane by hand. ▪ Planes can't take off without the rigger there to pull away the chocks. ▪ Some modern ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Chock \Chock\, v. i. To fill up, as a cavity. ``The woodwork . . . exactly chocketh into joints.'' --Fuller.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Chock is a surname. Those bearing it include: Naomi Takemoto-Chock (fl. 1980s), American psychologist Madison Chock (born 1992), American dancer