chocked

verb

past tense of chock
as in jammed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chocked
  1. jammed
  2. stalled
  3. stuck
  4. arrested
  5. halted
  6. cut off
  7. dismantled
  8. braked
Verb
  • Once jammed together, the particles create a firm grip that remains locked until air is allowed back into the bag.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
  • Denver, Toronto, Minnesota, Detroit and Cleveland are all jammed fairly close together.
    — Tim Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
Definition of jammed
Verb
  • Getty Images The Philadelphia Phillies are in the final days before the MLB trade deadline searching for answers to an offense that has stalled at an inopportune time.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Ghiberti reportedly could not explain how the system should be assembled, and construction stalled.
    — Alicja Zelazko, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
Definition of stalled
Verb
  • After Ospreay saved Omega, Omega stuck Ospreay with a One Winged Angel and AEW Redemption mercifully went off the air.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • From Luanda, Angola, to Kingston, Jamaica, the global majority are stuck in perpetual debt.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
Definition of stuck
Verb
  • Marquez Christopher Pinder, 29, was arrested Sunday, according to Miami-Dade booking records and the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026
  • The woman was arrested and faces charges of discharging a firearm and evading arrest.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026
Definition of arrested
Verb
  • Yet with a lack of funds, officials halted further work, leaving the stands partially destroyed and deserted.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
  • The state Department of Environmental Protection halted the practice in 2018, but residents continue to report oil and gas brine being spread in their communities.
    — Nathaniel Warner, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
Definition of halted
Verb
  • While some have cut off all contact with their families, others have forged fragile paths towards reconciliation.
    — Michael-Oliver Harding, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • Police were looking for 56-year-old Ricky Shane Lindsey on a felony warrant for cutting off his ankle monitor, Garcia told reporters late Saturday night.
    — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026
Definition of cut off
Verb
  • The Late Show With Stephen Colbert has been canceled, dismantled and auctioned off.
    — Naomi Jeffries, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026
  • Berlanga needs a bounce-back performance after he was dismantled by Hamzah Sheeraz almost a year ago in Queens at Louis Armstrong Stadium.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of dismantled
Verb
  • The vehicle entered the scene, then braked hard while attempting to steer away before coming to a stop, Zoox said.
    — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • According to the arrest report, the vehicle drifted in its lane and braked repeatedly before an intersection.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of braked
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“Chocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chocked. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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