chock

  1. Noun.  Any wooden block used as a wedge or filler.
  2. Noun.  (nautical) 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.
  3. Noun.  Blocks made of either wood, plastic or metal, used to keep a parked aircraft in position.
  4. Verb.  To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch.
  5. Verb.  (nautical) To insert a line in a chock.

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