sock
noun
a short stocking usually reaching to the calf or just above the ankle.
has socked
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present perfectof sock (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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A 400-mile blanket of fog has socked in California’s Central Valley for weeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2025
Say half of the 97 million barrels of oil that Rystad Energy estimates China has socked away so far this year had shown up in storage facilities at Cushing, Okla., instead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
While it's not clear how much Mr. Jordan has socked away over the years, about a dozen of his fellow NBA owners, including Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and Russian metals magnate Mikhail Prokhorov, are billionaires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2010
What she has socked away is very impressive.
From Newsweek ● Dec. 29, 2009
Once a fisherman has felt the steelhead's gentle tap, has socked him and missed, he will never give up.
From Time Magazine Archive
