sock
1a 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 (def. 4).
Furniture. a raised vertical area of a club or pad foot.
Idioms about sock
knock one's / the socks off. knock (def. 29).
Origin of sock
1Other words from sock
- sockless, adjective
- sock·less·ness, noun
Other definitions for sock (2 of 2)
to strike or hit hard.
a hard blow.
a very successful show, performance, actor, etc.: The show was a sock.
extremely successful: a sock performance.
sock away, to put into savings or reserve.
sock in, to close or ground because of adverse weather conditions: The airport was socked in.
Origin of sock
2Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use sock in a sentence
Former Red Sox star Curt Schilling says his politics are keeping him out of Cooperstown.
Conservative Curt Says His Politics, Not His Pitching, Kept Him Out of the Hall of Fame | Ben Jacobs | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTRiots broke out both after last year's pumpkin festival and after the Red Sox World Series win last year.
Frat Culture Clashes With Riot Police at Keene, N.H., Pumpkin Festival | Melanie Plenda | October 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the 13th inning, a Red Sox batter popped one down left field line and Jeter went to get it.
10 Unforgettable Derek Jeter Highlights (VIDEO) | Jack Holmes | September 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo, on opening day, he threw 120 fastballs out of 124 pitches to beat the White Sox.
Rector was attending a Sunday night game between the Yankees and Red Sox when he dozed off.
They havent forgotten the Black Sox scandal that came near to ruining the game.
Baseball Joe, Captain of the Team | Lester ChadwickI might just as well of promised to not worry when the White Sox lost or when I'd forgot to come home to supper.
Gullible's Travels, Etc. | Ring W. LardnerIf the Red Sox were a little quicker in fielding, the Giants seemed to have the edge on their opponents in batting.
Baseball Joe in the World Series | Lester ChadwickThe head of the Red Sox batting order had taken up his position at the plate.
Baseball Joe in the World Series | Lester ChadwickWalters lined out the first clean hit that the Red Sox had made so far in the game.
Baseball Joe in the World Series | Lester Chadwick
British Dictionary definitions for sock (1 of 2)
/ (sɒk) /
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
another name for windsock
pull one's socks up British informal to make a determined effort, esp in order to regain control of a situation
put a sock in it British slang be quiet!
(tr) to provide with socks
socked in US and Canadian slang (of an airport) closed by adverse weather conditions
Origin of sock
1British Dictionary definitions for sock (2 of 2)
/ (sɒk) slang /
(usually tr) to hit with force
sock it to to make a forceful impression on
a forceful blow
Origin of sock
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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