[Vocabulary] What verb can I use here?

[alpacinou]

I need a verb to complete this sentence:

The narrow, winding street was...with brick buildings. A big pickup could not pass it.

I know I can use "cram" but I want something else.

I thought about "stuffed" but it feels wrong.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

I need a verb to complete this sentence:

The narrow, winding street was walled by/hemmed in by brick buildings. A big pickup could not get through it/make it through.

I know I can use "cram" but I want something else.

I thought about "stuffed" but it feels wrong.

The street itself doesn't have buildings. The buildings are on either side of the street.

I know. Picky, picky, picky.

 

[alpacinou]

The street itself doesn't have buildings. The buildings are on either side of the street.

I know. Picky, picky, picky.

Who says I don't like picky? I like it Charlie, very much so.

 

[jutfrank]

I wonder if you're familiar with the word chock-a-block.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/chock-a-block

 

[tedmc]

What about "lined with brick buildings"?

Actually, a street is narrow due to the way it was planned, which depends on the traffic volume. The presence of buildings do not make any difference though the street may appear narrower with buildings hemmed in from both sides.

 

[GoesStation]

The presence of buildings does not make any difference ….

See above.

 

[alpacinou]

I wonder if you're familiar with the word chock-a-block.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/chock-a-block

I actually was familiar with it, but I didn't think about here. It's a great suggestion.

So is this okay?

The narrow, winding street was chock-a-block with brick buildings. A big pickup could not get through it.

 

[alpacinou]

So is this okay?

The narrow, winding street was chock-a-block with brick buildings. A big pickup could not get through it.

Is it?

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

I actually was familiar with it, but I didn't think about here. It's a great suggestion.

So is this okay?

The narrow, winding street was chock-a-block with brick buildings. A big pickup could not get through it.

Yes.