sock

[ 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.

sock puppet (def. 3).

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Idioms for sock

knock one's / the socks off. knock (def. 29).

Origin of sock

before 900; Middle English socke,Old English socc ≪ Latin soccus slipper

OTHER WORDS FROM sock

sockless, adjectivesock·less·ness, noun

Definition for sock (2 of 2)

sock²

[ sok ]

/ sɒk /

Slang.

verb (used with object)

to strike or hit hard.

noun

a hard blow.

a very successful show, performance, actor, etc.: The show was a sock.

adjective

extremely successful: a sock performance.

Verb Phrases

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

First recorded in 1690–1700; origin uncertain

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Example sentences from the Web for sock

Melchior is the forerunner of the aunt who always gave me socks.
Keep Christmas Commercialized!|P. J. O’Rourke|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I got a chance to see this man in his office and present him with these socks.
The Hot Designer Who Hates Fashion: VK Nagrani Triumphs His Own Way|Tom Teodorczuk|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He derived enormous satisfaction from some customers choosing to base the rest of their wardrobe around his socks.
The Hot Designer Who Hates Fashion: VK Nagrani Triumphs His Own Way|Tom Teodorczuk|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was so impressed by the socks that he invited me through my client to come and visit him.
The Hot Designer Who Hates Fashion: VK Nagrani Triumphs His Own Way|Tom Teodorczuk|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

This gives Nagrani greater satisfaction than to have Esquire last year crown his socks “the best in the world”.
The Hot Designer Who Hates Fashion: VK Nagrani Triumphs His Own Way|Tom Teodorczuk|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The socks were sent to us and the other things to some one else.
The Lost Prince|Frances Hodgson Burnett
He was carrying his boots and creeping along in his socks—which must be why you never heard him, sir.
A Thief in the Night|E. W. Hornung
"The wife told me," said Marion, calmly, rolling up her socks.
The Coryston Family|Mrs. Humphry Ward
And when the first little girls were born they would be called after you, and you would knit their socks.
The Daughters of a Genius|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
As she turned over the socks in the basket, she glanced up now and then at Pamela's face, which was bent over her work.
Theo|Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett

British Dictionary definitions for sock (1 of 2)

sock¹

/ (sɒk) /

noun

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!

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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noun, plural socks or, for 1 also, sox [soks]. /sɒks/.