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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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)
See buskin4. another name for windsock
5. See knock one's socks off
6. See pull one's socks up
7. See put a sock in it
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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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articles of clothing, articles of clothing, Horse markings, sockQuick word challenge
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Which article of clothing am I?
a garment worn by men in ancient Greece or Rome, made by draping a large rectangular cloth about the body
Which article of clothing am I?
a wide silk sash or leather belt worn over the right shoulder to the left hip for carrying a sword, etc
Which article of clothing am I?
a woman's light dressing gown, esp one that is lace-trimmed
Which article of clothing am I?
a garment made of knitted or crocheted material covering the upper part of the body, esp a heavy one worn for warmth
Which article of clothing am I?
a woman's fitted coat often worn over a crinoline or bustle
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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 /ˈsɒk/
- 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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