chock-a-block.

So full or closely packed that little or no free space remains.

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Words that belong together

• chock-a-block streets
• chock-a-block with people

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The streets were chock-a-block with spectators before the doors opened.

A chock-a-block storeroom forced them to carry the crates outside.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting. Forms: Established compound adjective/adverb; ordinarily non-gradable in the complete-fullness sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.