Definition of 'sock'
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present
tense, plural socks
, present participle socking, past tense, past participle socked
1. countable noun
Socks are pieces of
clothing which cover your foot and ankle and are worn inside shoes.
2.
See
to sock it to
3.
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Word Frequency
sock in British English 1
noun
3.
a light shoe worn by
actors in ancient
Greek and
Roman
comedy,
sometimes taken to
allude to
comic
drama in
general (as in the phrase sock and
buskin)
buskin4. another name for
windsock
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Word origin
Old English socc a light shoe, from Latin soccus, from Greek sukkhosWord Frequency
sock in British English 2
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Word origin
C17: of obscure origin
Word Frequency
sock in American English 1
noun
1.
a light shoe worn by comic
characters in ancient Greek and Roman drama
2.
comedy or the
muse of comedy
3. Word forms: plural socks or sox
4.
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Word origin
ME socke < OE socc < L soccus, type of light, low-heeled shoe < Gr sukchis, prob. of Phrygian orig.; akin to Avestan haxa-, sole of the foot
Word Frequency
sock in American English 2
Slang
noun
2.
a blow
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Word origin
Early ModE < cant
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sock
articles of clothing,
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Which article of clothing am I?
an outdoor garment with sleeves, covering the body from the shoulder to waist, knee, or foot
Which article of clothing am I?
a woman's light dressing gown, esp one that is lace-trimmed
Which article of clothing am I?
any of various outer garments, such as a woman's elegant or formal dress, a dressing robe, or a protective garment, esp one worn by surgeons during operations
Which article of clothing am I?
a one-piece garment of combined trousers and jacket or shirt
Which article of clothing am I?
any of various hip-length or knee-length garments, such as the loose sleeveless garb worn in ancient Greece or Rome, the jacket of some soldiers, or a woman's hip-length garment, worn with a skirt or trousers
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sock
British English: sock
/sɒk/ NOUN
Socks are pieces of clothing which cover your foot and ankle and are worn inside shoes.
...a pair of red socks.
- American English: sock
- Arabic: جَوْرَبٌ قَصِير
- Brazilian Portuguese: meia
- Chinese: 袜子
- Croatian: sokna
- Czech: ponožka
- Danish: sok
- Dutch: sok
- European Spanish: calcetín
- Finnish: sukka
- French: chaussette
- German: Socke
- Greek: κάλτσα
- Italian: calzino
- Japanese: ソックス
- Korean: 양말
- Norwegian: sokk
- Polish: skarpeta
- European Portuguese: meia
- Romanian: șosetă
- Russian: носок
- Latin American Spanish: calcetín
- Swedish: socka
- Thai: ถุงเท้า
- Turkish: çorap
- Ukrainian: шкарпетка
- Vietnamese: tất
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