chock-full

adjective

ˈchək-ˈfu̇l  ˈchäk- 

-ˌfu̇l

variants or chockful

: full to the limit

hotels chock-full of tourists

Synonyms

• brimful
• brimming
• bursting
• chockablock
• crammed
• crowded
• fat
• filled
• full
• jam-packed
• jammed
• loaded
• packed
• stuffed

Examples of chock-full in a Sentence

returned from the buffet with a plate chock-full of food

Recent Examples on the Web

And right now Amazon is chock-full of cooling pillows that are designed to keep your body’s temperature regulated all night long, even amidst warm, balmy weather. —Toni Sutton, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025

Tim Plowman and Jim Duke would famously reveal coca to be both benign and chock-full of vital nutrients, but their nutritional study came a generation too late to inform the bureaucratic and political process that led to the criminalization of the plant. —Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025

Amazon’s clothing section is chock-full of wedding guest dresses, breezy maxis for coffee strolls, mini dresses for date night, and lightweight frocks that will keep you cool in the heat. —Emily Weaver, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025

That album is chock-full of riffs. —Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English chokkefull, probably from choken to choke + full

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

chock-full

adjective

variants or chockful

ˈchək-ˈfu̇l,

ˈchäk-

: full to the limit

hotels chock-full of tourists