chock

verb

Definition of chocknext
as in to brake

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Recent Examples of chock Part of this could be chocked up to the decline in Amazon’s marketing budget. — Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024 Joe Skipper | Reuters Falcon 9 has been on an unrivaled run of success for nearly a decade, chocking up more than 300 consecutive successful orbital launches since its previous inflight failure in June 2015, during the NASA cargo mission CRS-7. — Michael Sheetz, CNBC, 12 July 2024 Well, the top of the first round is expected to chock full of SEC players with perhaps as many as half of their first 10 picks coming from college’s premier conference. — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 27 June 2023 Drury chocked up the low ticket prices on the secondary market to low expectations for the Red Sox season — Drury himself is frustrated with the team’s offseason moves, or lack thereof — or the chilly weather. — Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for chock
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chock
  1. brake
  2. cut off
  3. stick
  4. halt
  5. stall
  6. jam
  7. draw up
Verb
  • One time, the car behind Murillo braked to avoid a collision, but Murillo reversed into the vehicle to cause a crash, prosecutors said.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Be sure to stay alert, and give yourself plenty of braking distance.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of brake
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  • It would only be cut off under much steeper reductions, the likes of which are not included in the next few years of Colorado River plans.
    — Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Risk assessments should examine where a river bends, where slopes are unstable and where a single failure could cut off several communities.
    — Victoria Milko, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of cut off
Verb
  • After being stuck open in the rain, fans cheered when the roof closed.
    — Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Those drivers’ days (and lives) were rattled far more than those stuck in the backup behind them.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of stick
Verb
  • Trade groups representing cities, counties and businesses argued the first provision would give tribes power to delay or halt projects, including those that had already been reviewed under the California Environmental Quality Act.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • But the index has stayed within 2% of the peak, the pullbacks so far halting a handful of points above what had been the top of the former multi-month range.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of halt
Verb
  • The death toll from the devastating floods and mudslides along the Nepal-China border has risen to at least 676 people, as rescue operations stall amid poor weather.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Long lines snake toward bars selling the tournament’s speciality cocktail, and a David Chang stall cooks elevated chicken tenders.
    — Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of stall
Verb
  • There’s no two ways about it — the Dodgers should not plan on jamming Ohtani back into the starting rotation.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Bugs Bunny jams himself against the edge and grits his teeth in agony.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of jam
Verb
  • Forward-looking brands and retailers are drawing up blueprints for the next demographic frontier — the tiniest tots born between 2025 and 2039.
    — Faye Brookman, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • After more than 20 years of working for major tech companies as a user-experience designer (UX) – from LinkedIn to Amazon to Google – Tim Sparks is now drawing up a new playbook.
    — Max Darrow, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of draw up

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“Chock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chock. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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