chock up

• Verbo frasal que significa atribuir algo a uma determinada causa ou razão, usado especialmente na expressão 'chock it up to'.

A phrasal verb meaning to attribute or ascribe something to a particular cause or reason, often used in the phrase 'chock it up to'.

incontável · transitivo · phrasal, separável

1. formal

   To block or secure something, such as a wheel, with a chock to prevent movement.

   Bloquear ou prender

   • The mechanic chocked up the wheels before working on the car.
   • They chocked up the trailer to keep it from rolling.
   • Always chock up the plane's wheels before loading cargo.

   Sinônimosblockbracechockpropscotchsecurewedge

2. Fill or crowdinformal

   To fill a space completely, often to the point of being crowded or blocked.

   Encher

   • The room was chocked up with old furniture.
   • The shelves were chocked up with books and papers.
   • The hallway was chocked up with people waiting for the event.

   Sinônimosblockcramcrowdfilljampackstuff

   Antônimosclearemptyunblockunclog

Verbo basechock