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- DictionarySock/säk/
noun
- 1. a garment for the foot and lower part of the leg, typically knitted from wool, cotton, or nylon.
- 2. a hard blow: informal "a sock on the jaw"
verb
- 1. hit forcefully: informal "Jess socked his father across the face"
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2 days ago · 1. a cloth covering for the foot, reaching to between the ankle and knee and worn inside a shoe. 2. an insole put in a shoe, as to make it fit better. 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 buskin.
Definition of sock noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun [ C ] uk / sɒk / us plural socks | also US sox. Add to word list. Add to word list. A2. something that you wear on your foot inside your shoe: [ usually plural ] a pair of black socks. (Definition of sock from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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- knock/blow your socks off
- put a sock in it
- sock away
- socked in
- sock it to
8 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 sock /ˈsɑːk/ noun
plural socks
1 sock
/ˈsɑːk/
noun
informal
: to affect or impress you in a very strong and favorable way
informal
— used to tell someone to stop talking
•I wish someone would tell him to put a sock in it.
— compare 2sock
[count] informal
: a hard hit with the fist : punch — usually singular
[phrasal verb]
sock away (something) or sock (something) away US, informal
: to save (something, such as money) by putting it in a safe place
•My father had been socking away money since I was a young boy.
US
: affected by bad weather conditions that prevent people from leaving
•The whole metro region is socked in with snow.
•The airport was socked in by fog.
informal
: to do or say something to (someone) in a strong and forceful way
•He really socked it to her.
•Legislators are getting ready to sock it to homeowners with high property tax increases.
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There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun sock, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
to surprise or impress someone very much. See sock in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: sock. Definition of sock noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
