chock

To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch.

To make a dull sound.

To insert a line in a chock.

(no longer used) To fill up, as a cavity.

(no longer used) To encounter.

Any object used as a wedge or filler, especially when placed behind a wheel to prevent it from rolling.

Any fitting or fixture used to restrict movement, especially movement of a line; traditionally was a fixture near a bulwark with two horns pointing towards each other, with a gap between where the line can be inserted.

(US, historical) An illicit, fermented alcoholic beverage brewed on-site.

(no longer used) An encounter.

Entirely; quite.

Representing a dull sound.