Definition of 'sock'

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sock

(sɒk )

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.

...a pair of knee-length socks.

See to sock it to

See to pull your socks up

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sock in British English 1

(sɒk )

noun

a cloth covering for the foot, reaching to between the ankle and knee and worn inside a shoe

an insole put in a shoe, as to make it fit better

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 buskin

4. 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

verb

8. (transitive)

to provide with socks

9. See socked in

Word origin

Old English socc a light shoe, from Latin soccus, from Greek sukkhos

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sock in British English 2

(sɒk ) slang

verb

1. (usually tr)

to hit with force

2. See sock it to

noun

a forceful blow

Word origin

C17: of obscure origin

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sock in American English 1

(sɑk )

noun

a light shoe worn by comic characters in ancient Greek and Roman drama

comedy or the muse of comedy

3. Word forms: plural socks or sox

a knitted covering for the foot and ankle, like a short stocking, sometimes extending to just below the knee (kneesock)

windsock

Idioms:

sock away

sock in

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

(sɑk )

Slang

verb transitive

to hit or strike with force, esp. with the fist

noun

a blow

adverb

directly; squarely

Idioms:

sock it to

Word origin

Early ModE < cant

Word Frequency

sock in American English 1

(sɑk)

nounWord forms: plural socks, also, for 1 sox

a short stocking usually reaching to the calf or just above the ankle

a lightweight shoe worn by ancient Greek and Roman comic actors

comic writing for the theater; comedy or comic drama

Compare buskin (sense 4)

4. Furniture

a raised vertical area of a club or pad foot

5. See knock one's socks off

Derived forms

sockless

adjective

socklessness

noun

Word origin

[bef. 900; ME socke, OE socc ‹‹ L soccus slipper]

Word Frequency

sock in American English 2

(sɑk)

slang

transitive verb

to strike or hit hard

2. See sock away

3. See sock in

noun

a hard blow

a very successful show, performance, actor, etc.

The show was a sock

adjective

extremely successful

a sock performance

Word origin

[1690–1700; orig. uncert.]

Examples of 'sock' in a sentence
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The chips alone will blow your socks off.Yet that is where they will be if they do not pull their socks up.The cover is worse than an actual picture of an old sock.It is understood that a similar campaign is being planned for pants and socks.The body armour is electronic and we have sensors in the socks that cover our feet.The ankle sock trend has given a whole new shelf life to sandals.Wear woolly socks and put on a jersey.They put you in like tennis gear with a headband and white shorts and socks.Pop on a pair of bed socks and leave on overnight.Slowly your plastic bag of odd socks swells.

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articles of clothing, articles of clothing, Horse markings, sock

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