chock: Meaning and Definition of

chock

1. a wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc.
1. any of various heavy metal fittings on a deck or wharf that serve as fairleads for cables or chains.
2. a shaped support or cradle for a ship's boat, barrel, etc.
3. a small wooden piece or timber for filling a gap, reinforcing an angle, etc., in a wooden vessel.
3. a bearing supporting the end of a rolling mill.
4. a roof support made of cribbing filled with stones. Cf. cog (def. 2).

1. to furnish with or secure by a chock or chocks.
2. to place (a boat) upon chocks.

1. as close or tight as possible: chock against the edge.