To insert a line in a chock.
To make a dull sound.
To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch.
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.
Any object used as a wedge or filler, especially when placed behind a wheel to prevent it from rolling.
Entirely; quite.
To make more dense; to compress.
To form an agreement or contract.
To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.
A small, slim folding case, often featuring a mirror, powder and a powderpuff; that fits into a woman's purse or handbag, or that slips into one's pocket.
A broadsheet newspaper published in the size of a tabloid but keeping its non-sensational style.
An agreement or contract.
Such that every open cover of the given set has a finite subcover. In a Euclidean space this is equivalent to a Closed and bounded set.
Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space.
Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose.
Closely packed, i.e. packing much in a small space.