sock
1[ sok ]
/ sɒk /
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noun, plural socks or, for 1 also, sox [soks]. /sɒks/.
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 (def. 4).
Furniture. a raised vertical area of a club or pad foot.
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Idioms about sock
knock one's / the socks off. knock (def. 29).
Origin of sock
1First recorded before 900; Middle English sok, socke, Old English socc “light shoe, slipper, stocking,” from Latin soccus
OTHER WORDS FROM sock
sockless, adjectivesock·less·ness, nounOther definitions for sock (2 of 2)
Origin of sock
2First recorded in 1690–1700; origin uncertain
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British Dictionary definitions for sock (1 of 2)
sock1
/ (sɒk) /
noun
verb
(tr) to provide with socks
socked in US and Canadian slang (of an airport) closed by adverse weather conditions
Word Origin for sock
Old English socc a light shoe, from Latin soccus, from Greek sukkhos
British Dictionary definitions for sock (2 of 2)
sock2
/ (sɒk) slang /
verb
(usually tr) to hit with force
sock it to to make a forceful impression on
noun
a forceful blow
Word Origin for sock
C17: of obscure origin
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