chock
/tʃɒk/noun
उच्चारण चॉक
टेक, गुटका, रोक (पहिए के आगे रखा जाने वाला)
Core word
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[C]
a block of wood or other material placed against a wheel or a heavy object to stop it from moving
टेक, गुटका, रोक (पहिए के आगे रखा जाने वाला)
- Chocks were placed under the wheels of the aircraft.
- The mechanic put a chock behind the rear wheel before lifting the truck.
- The pilot waited until the chocks were removed from the wheels.
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- He kicked a wooden chock under the cart wheel.
- A heavy stone served as a chock for the parked tractor.
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[T] ~ sth
to stop something from moving by placing a chock against it
टेक लगाकर रोकना
- The truck's wheels were chocked on the slope.
- Always chock the wheels when parking a heavy lorry on a hill.
- The driver chocked the wheels before he unloaded the cargo.
+ 2 more examples
- They chocked the van with two bricks on the steep road.
- The ground crew chocked the plane after it landed.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
chock (noun, countable)
A chock is a block of wood, rubber or metal placed against a wheel to stop it from rolling.
Chock लकड़ी, रबर या धातु का गुटका है जिसे पहिये के आगे रखा जाता है ताकि वह लुढ़के नहीं।
- The driver put chocks under the wheels.
- A wooden chock held the cart steady.
chock (verb)
As a verb, chock means to stop something from moving with a chock. Often used with up: chock up the wheels.
क्रिया के रूप में chock का अर्थ chock लगाकर किसी चीज़ को हिलने से रोकना है। प्रायः up के साथ आता है: chock up the wheels।
- The truck's wheels were chocked on the slope.
chock-a-block / chock-full
These compound adjectives mean completely full. Chock-a-block is informal British.
ये संयुक्त विशेषण पूरी तरह भरे होने का अर्थ देते हैं। Chock-a-block अनौपचारिक ब्रिटिश है।
- The train was chock-a-block with pilgrims.
- The bag is chock-full of books.
chocks away
This phrase was used when chocks are removed before an aeroplane takes off, and it has come to mean 'let us start'.
यह वाक्यांश तब प्रयुक्त होता था जब विमान के उड़ान भरने से पहले chocks हटाए जाते थे, और अब इसका अर्थ 'चलो शुरू करें' हो गया है।
- Chocks away! The race begins.
+Collocations 4
verb + chock
placeremovekick awayput underuse
- The mechanic removed the chocks and drove away.
chock + noun
wheelblockwedge
- A wheel chock keeps the parked vehicle in place.
adjective + chock
woodenrubbermetalheavytriangular
- A rubber chock lay behind the lorry's wheel.
chock-a-block + with
trafficpilgrimsbooksshopsvisitors
- The road was chock-a-block with traffic during Diwali.
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- Before climbing under the lorry, he put chocks behind the wheels.
लॉरी के नीचे जाने से पहले उसने पहियों के पीछे chocks लगा दिए।
- The market was chock-a-block with shoppers before Holi.
होली से पहले बाज़ार ख़रीदारों से खचाखच भरा था।
- The ground crew pulled the chocks away from the aircraft.
ग्राउंड क्रू ने विमान के पहियों से chocks हटा दिए।
- Radhika's shelf is chock-full of notes and old question papers.
राधिका की अलमारी notes और पुराने प्रश्न-पत्रों से ठसाठस भरी है।
- Without a chock, the heavy cart rolled down the slope.
chock के बिना भारी गाड़ी ढलान पर लुढ़क गई।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The bus was chock a block of passengers.
✓ The bus was chock-a-block with passengers.
Chock-a-block is followed by with, not of.
Chock-a-block के बाद with आता है, of नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words name things that hold or block something, with differences in use.
ये शब्द उन चीज़ों के नाम हैं जो किसी को रोकती या थामती हैं, पर प्रयोग में अलग हैं।
A block that stops a wheel or heavy object from moving.
गुटका जो पहिये या भारी वस्तु को हिलने से रोकता है।
- He placed a chock behind the wheel.
A V-shaped piece that holds a door or splits wood.
V-आकार का टुकड़ा जो दरवाज़ा थामता है या लकड़ी फाड़ता है।
- A wedge kept the door open.
A device on a vehicle that slows or stops it.
वाहन पर लगा उपकरण जो उसे धीमा या बंद करता है।
- He pressed the brake.