sock
noun
a short stocking usually reaching to the calf or just above the ankle.
had socked
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past perfectof sock.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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But the bank had socked much of its cash in Treasury bonds that fell in value as higher yield notes came on the market.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2023
Officials said that the cyclone had socked the North Island with heavy rain, severe winds and very large waves before moving out to sea.
From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2023
For more than a year, JPMorgan and other banks had been releasing the funds they had socked away to cover potentially bad loans.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2022
By the end of his career, he had socked away a healthy retirement fund, bought a house in Walnut, raised two sons, and taken up day trading as a hobby and a passion.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2020
The cat had socked her claws into the old lady's wig, and it came off, leaving her almost as bare as a billiard ball.
From Frank Merriwell at Yale by Burt L. Standish
