sock
1[ sok ]
/ sɒk /
noun, plural socks or for 1, also sox.
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.
Words nearby sock
Idioms for sock
knock one's/the socks off. knock(def 29).
Origin of sock
1before 900; Middle English socke, Old English socc ≪ Latin soccus slipper
OTHER WORDS FROM sock
sock·less, adjectivesock·less·ness, nounDefinition for socks (2 of 2)
Origin of sock
2First recorded in 1690–1700; origin uncertain
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British Dictionary definitions for socks (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 socks (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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