sock1 nounsock2 verb
socksock1 /sɒk $ sɑːk/ ●●● S3 noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINsock1
Origin:
1,3-4 Old English socc, from Latin soccus ‘light shoe’2,5 1600-1700 ➔ SOCK2EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- I just need to put my socks and shoes on.
- Larry gave him a sock in the arm.
- A small boy in pajamas and socks wanders blearily behind his father, hands clapped over his ears.
- For dumped along with several worn and odd socks was £500 he had hidden in the foot of one pair!
- He had taken off his shoes and socks.
- He sat on the edge of the gazebo, wrung out the sock and dried himself as best he could.
- This arrangement suited Fogarty down to his socks.
- Willie stared in amazement at the fields, his thin woollen socks heaped around his ankles.
- You would carry this in your sock and give it back to the man, reclaiming your clothes on your way out.
WORD SETS
anorak, nounarm, nounascot, nounBabygro, nounbalaclava, nounbandanna, nounbaseball cap, nounbasque, nounbathing cap, nounbathing costume, nounbathing suit, nounbathing trunks, nounbathrobe, nounbath towel, nounbeachwear, nounbeading, nounbeanie, nounbearskin, nounbell-bottoms, nounbelt, nounbelted, adjectiveberet, nounbespoke, adjectivebib, nounbikini, nounblack-tie, adjectiveblazer, nounblouse, nounblue jeans, nounboa, nounbobble, nounbobble hat, nounbobby socks, nounbodice, nounbody, nounbody stocking, nounbody suit, nounboiler suit, nounbolero, nounbolo tie, nounbomber jacket, nounbonnet, nounboob tube, nounboot, nounbootee, nounbootlace, nounbottom, nounboxer shorts, nounbra, nounbraid, nounbrassiere, nounbreeches, nounbritches, nounbrogue, nounBurberry, business suit, nounbustle, nouncaftan, nouncagoule, nouncamiknickers, nouncamisole, nouncap, nouncape, nouncardigan, nouncare label, nouncarpet slipper, nouncassock, nouncast-offs, nouncasual, adjectivecat suit, nounchemise, nounchinos, nounchinstrap, nouncloak, nouncloche, nounclog, nouncloth cap, nouncoat, nouncoattails, nouncocked hat, nouncony, nouncoonskin, adjectivecope, nouncorset, nouncourt shoe, nouncouture, nouncowboy hat, nouncowl, nouncowl neck, nouncrew neck, nouncrinoline, nouncuff, nounculottes, nouncummerbund, nouncut, noundeck shoe, noundeerstalker, noundelicates, nounderby, noundicky, noundinner jacket, noundog collar, noundonkey jacket, noundouble-breasted, adjectivedoublet, noundrainpipe trousers, noundrawstring, noundress, noundressing gown, noundress shirt, noundress uniform, noundrip-dry, adjectivedry-clean, verbdry cleaner's, nounduffel coat, noundungarees, nounduster, nounearmuffs, nounelbow, nounensemble, nounespadrille, nounevening dress, nounfalsies, nounfashion, nounfashion show, nounfastener, nounfeather boa, nounfeathered, adjectivefez, nounfishnet stockings, nounfitting, nounfitting room, nounflannel, nounflannelette, nounflat, adjectiveflat cap, nounfleece, nounflip-flops, nounflipper, nounfloor-length, adjectiveflounce, nounflounced, adjectivefly, nounfootwear, nounformal, nounfox, nounfray, verbfrilly, adjectivefrock, nounfrock coat, nounfull, adjectivefull dress, nounfur, nounfuzz, noungabardine, noungaiter, noungaloshes, noungarment, noungarter, noungarter belt, noungather, verbgather, noungathering, noungauntlet, noungear, noungetup, noungirdle, nounglove, noungloved, adjectivegown, noungreatcoat, nounG-string, noungumboot, noungusset, noungym shoe, noungymslip, nounhaberdasher, nounhaberdashery, nounhalter, nounhand-me-down, nounhanger, nounhankie, nounhard-wearing, adjectivehat, nounhatpin, nounhatter, nounheadband, nounheaddress, nounheadscarf, nounhem, nounhem, verbhemline, nounhip pocket, nounhobnailed, adjectivehomburg, nounhooded, adjectivehook and eye, nounhose, nounhosiery, nounhot pants, nounhousecoat, nouninformal, adjectiveinsole, nouninstep, nouniron, nouniron, verbironing, nounjackboot, nounjacket, nounjammies, nounjeans, nounjerkin, nounjersey, nounJockey shorts, nounjockstrap, nounjodhpurs, nounjogging suit, nounjumper, nounjumpsuit, nounkaftan, nounkerchief, nounkhakis, nounkilt, nounkimono, nounknee breeches, nounknickerbockers, nounknickers, nounlace, nounlace-up, nounlapel, nounleg, nounleggings, nounleotard, nounlinen, nounloafer, nounloincloth, nounlong, adjectivelong johns, nounlounge suit, nounlow, adjectivelow-cut, adjectiveLycra, nounmac, nounmackintosh, nounmantle, nounmasquerade, nounmatinée jacket, nounmenswear, nounmilliner, nounmillinery, nounmini, nounminiskirt, nounmink, nounmitt, nounmitten, nounmob cap, nounmoccasin, nounmoleskin, nounmonogram, nounmoon boot, nounmorning coat, nounmorning dress, nounmorning suit, nounmourning, nounmuff, nounmuffler, nounmukluks, nounmule, nounmuu-muu, nounname-tape, nounnational costume, nounnational dress, nounneck, nounneckerchief, nounnecktie, nounnegligee, nounnightcap, nounnightclothes, nounnightdress, nounnightgown, nounnightie, nounnightshirt, nounnightwear, nounnon-iron, adjectiveoff-the-peg, adjectiveoilskin, nounone-piece, adjectiveopen, adjectiveopen-necked, adjectiveouterwear, nounoutfitter, nounoutsize, adjectiveoverall, nounovercoat, nounoverdressed, adjectiveovershoe, nounoxford, nounpadded, adjectivepanama hat, nounpanel, nounpantaloons, nounpanties, nounpants, nounpantyhose, nounparka, nounpatch, nounpatch, verbpatent leather, nounpeak, nounpencil skirt, nounpetticoat, nounpillbox, nounpinafore, nounpinny, nounpith helmet, nounpj's, nounplimsoll, nounplus fours, nounpolo neck, nounpolo shirt, nounponcho, nounpre-shrunk, adjectivepull-on, adjectivepullover, nounputtee, nounpyjamas, nounraglan, adjectiveraincoat, nounrainproof, adjectiveready-to-wear, adjectiveregalia, nounrevealing, adjectiverobe, nounrobed, adjectiverubber boot, nounruff, nounruffle, nounrun, verbrun, nounsable, nounsaddle shoe, nounsailor suit, nounsandal, nounsari, nounsarong, nounsartorial, adjectivesash, nounsatchel, nounscarf, nounschool tie, nounscoop neck, nounseamed, adjectiveseamless, adjectiveseparates, nounshawl, nounshell suit, nounshirt, nounshirtfront, nounshirt tail, nounshoe, nounshoehorn, nounshoelace, nounshoemaker, nounshoestring, nounshoulder, nounshoulder strap, nounshowerproof, adjectivesinglet, nounskin-tight, adjectiveskirt, nounskull cap, nounslicker, nounslingback, nounslip, nounslip-ons, nounslipper, nounsmock, nounsmoking jacket, nounsmuggling, nounsnap, nounsnappy, adjectivesneaker, nounsnowshoe, nounsnug, adjectivesock, nounsole, nounsole, verbsombrero, nounsou'wester, nounsox, nounsporran, nounsport coat, nounsport jacket, nounsports coat, nounsport shirt, nounsports jacket, nounsports shirt, nounsporty, adjectivestay, nounStetson, nounstiletto, nounstocking, nounstole, nounstone-washed, adjectivestraitjacket, nounstrip, nounstud, nounsuit, nounsundress, nounsun hat, nounsurplice, nounsuspender belt, nounsweatband, nounsweater, nounsweatpants, nounsweatshirt, nounsweat suit, nounswimming costume, nounswimming trunks, nounswimsuit, nounswimwear, nountailcoat, nountank top, nountee shirt, nounten-gallon hat, nounTerylene, nounthermal, adjectivethong, nounthree-piece suit, nountights, nountoga, nountop, nountopcoat, nountopee, nountop hat, nountopi, nountopper, nountracksuit, nountrain, nountrench coat, nountrilby, nountrousers, nountrouser suit, nounT-shirt, nountube top, nountuck, verbtuck, nountunic, nounturban, nounturtleneck, nountutu, nountuxedo, nountweed, nountwinset, nountwo-piece, adjectiveunderclothes, noununderdressed, adjectiveundergarment, noununderpants, nounundershirt, noununderwear, nounundies, noununiform, noununiformed, adjectiveunion suit, nounupper, nounveil, nounvelour, nounvelvet, nounvisor, nounvoluminous, adjectivewaist, nounwaistband, nounwaistcoat, nounwaistline, nounwardrobe, nounwashing, nounwaterproof, nounwear, nounwedding dress, nounwellie, nounwellington, nounwelly, nounwet-look, adjectivewet suit, nounwimple, nounwind breaker, nounwing collar, nounwingtip, nounwool, nounwoollen, adjectivewoollens, nounwoolly, adjectivewoolly, nounworsted, nounwrap, nounwrap-around, adjectivewrinkle, nounwristband, nounY-fronts, nounyoke, nounzoot suit, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYphrases
· He had a spare pair of socks in his gym bag.
· We took off our shoes and socks and waded in the stream.
adjectivesADJECTIVES/NOUN + sock· The girls wore navy dresses and white ankle socks.
· Wear thick socks and boots.
· Cotton socks are better for your feet.
(=socks that are not a pair)· He was wearing odd socks – one blue one and one black one.
verbs· He always wore red socks.
· She sat on the bed beside him, putting on her socks.
· My feet got so hot and sweaty I took my trainers and socks off.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (=containing socks, underwear etc)· He hid the gun in his sock drawer.
(=not a matching pair of socks etc)
He was wearing odd socks.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE He was wearing odd socks.· Tommy, following instructions from the uniform department, had shiny new black ones, with black socks.· The first snowstorm blew in from the north, and crows crossed the sky before it like thrown black socks.· There were two more feet - black shoes, black socks.· With or without turn-ups - but short nevertheless - worn with black shoes, black socks, patterned polo shirts.· She was still wearing muddy breeches, black socks and Merlin s polo shirt.
· Robert struggled into his green socks.· Then he buttoned the top over his undershirt, and pulled on a pair of green socks.· He was wearing green socks, with the big toes sticking out.
· For dumped along with several worn and odd socks was £500 he had hidden in the foot of one pair!· On his feet were a pair of odd socks that were holed at the toes.· Today, also odd sock day, students and lecturers will be selling themselves to carry out jobs for the week.
· Has Peter been smoking his old gym socks?
· Don't you dare tell Steven that you found this pair of red socks under my bed!· It wasn't until 1970 that modern textile colouring made the now familiar red and white sock possible.
· His feet are usually cocooned in two pairs of thick socks and heavy walking boots - even during hot weather!· Through the gap at the end her thick grey sock protruded.· Then she reached into her sack and took out a thick pair of socks.
· Nice white socks and a proper little coat.· Jockey shorts on sale in outdoor bins on Broadway entrance him. White tube socks with different bands of color delight him.· He was wearing blue trousers and little white socks.· White shirt, open at the neck; white pants, white shoes, white socks.· Her white socks and sandals pristine on her little feet.· Most fellows wore heavy white athletic socks.· Chester, a chestnut gelding with three white socks, was a particular family pet.· Forget the white socks and team shirts splashed with the logo of your favorite gas-jockeys.
· Willie stared in amazement at the fields, his thin woollen socks heaped around his ankles.· He handed him a thick pair of woollen socks.· One deaf centre contributed over 700 knitted pairs of woollen socks.
NOUN· She was wearing Ray-Bans, a pale blue sunsuit, and white ankle socks under ivory-colored high-heeled espadrilles.
· He made piles of quarters in his sock drawer when he emptied his pockets at night.
VERB· So, he popped down to my office, stuck this demo on the turntable and it just blew my socks off.
· The current crop of non-Windows databases can knock the socks off their predecessors.· This in-your-face marketing could be forgiven if the food absolutely knocked your socks off.· And yet the correlations just knock my socks off...
· Maybe we needed to pull our socks up and we are trying to do just that.· With 16 games to go Oxford have still got time to pull their socks up.· You're not exactly a young lad any more so you've got to pull your socks up.· I pulled on some socks and shoes and ran to the iron door.
· When Moran eventually appeared he did not speak but fussed excessively as he put on socks and boots.· When we get up in the morning, we put on our socks, then our shoes.· After a while he put on his socks and good shoes and the flannel suit coat.· She put her socks and shoes at attention at the foot of the chair.· The foot was too big to get a boot on so I put on two woolly socks and a plastic bag.· The 170-pound Veras put some sock where his mouth is an inning later.
· Earl Varney was squatting over the creek, dipping a stockinged foot into the water to wash his socks.
· On holiday you might like to give your feet a rest and not wear socks.· They wore high socks and had the largest pairs of shoes and, by implication, feet, Fong had ever seen.· If you didn't wear socks, you should have done.· Most fellows wore heavy white athletic socks.· On his third raid Fielding wore a sock over his head.· Keep feet dry and wear socks to cushion feet.· He was wearing green socks, with the big toes sticking out.· And you seem to get very mad and sometimes have a tantrum when some one even suggests that you wear these socks.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1- And yet the correlations just knock my socks off..
- So, he popped down to my office, stuck this demo on the turntable and it just blew my socks off.
- The current crop of non-Windows databases can knock the socks off their predecessors.
- This in-your-face marketing could be forgiven if the food absolutely knocked your socks off.
- Maybe we needed to pull our socks up and we are trying to do just that.
- With 16 games to go Oxford have still got time to pull their socks up.
- You're not exactly a young lad any more so you've got to pull your socks up.
- That sort does all sorts of silly things, till experience tells them to put a sock in it.
- To avoid upsetting the kids, Dad spoke to Mum more than once in private, telling her to put a sock in it.
- Her ankle boots she had picked up in an army surplus store, and were the most comfortable she had ever possessed.
- Scottie is mainly black, with a white chest and white ankle socks on black legs.
- She was dressed casually in a pair of faded Levi jeans, brown ankle boots and a baggy white T-shirt.
- She was wearing Ray-Bans, a pale blue sunsuit, and white ankle socks under ivory-colored high-heeled espadrilles.
- Snakeskin zip-up ankle boots with open toe and heel, $ 134. 95.
- The boys, meanwhile, were yanking on elastic-sided ankle boots; very hip, very Beatles.
- Cierra's performance knocked my socks off!
- And yet the correlations just knock my socks off..
- The current crop of non-Windows databases can knock the socks off their predecessors.
- This in-your-face marketing could be forgiven if the food absolutely knocked your socks off.
a piece of clothing made of soft material that you wear on your foot inside your shoe: a pair of socks white ankle socks2knock/blow somebody’s socks off informal to surprise and excite someone very much: a new band that will knock your socks off3pull your socks up especially British English informal to make an effort to improve your behaviour or your work: If they want promotion, United have got to pull their socks up.4put a sock in it informal used to tell someone in a joking way to stop talking or making a noise5informal a hard hit, especially with your hand closed: Larry gave him a sock on the arm.COLLOCATIONSphrasesa pair of socks· He had a spare pair of socks in his gym bag.shoes and socks· We took off our shoes and socks and waded in the stream.adjectivesADJECTIVES/NOUN + sockankle/knee socks· The girls wore navy dresses and white ankle socks.thick socks· Wear thick socks and boots.woollen/cotton/nylon socks· Cotton socks are better for your feet.odd socks (=socks that are not a pair)· He was wearing odd socks – one blue one and one black one.verbswear socks· He always wore red socks.put your socks on· She sat on the bed beside him, putting on her socks.take your socks off· My feet got so hot and sweaty I took my trainers and socks off.sock1 nounsock2 verb
socksock2 verb [transitive] WORD ORIGINsock2
Origin:
1-2,4 1600-1700 Probably from a Scandinavian language. 3 1900-2000 sock ‘windsock’. sock away 1900-2000 From ➔ SOCK1VERB TABLE
sock
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | sock |
| he, she, it | socks | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | socked |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have socked |
| he, she, it | has socked | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had socked |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will sock |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have socked |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am socking |
| he, she, it | is socking | |
| you, we, they | are socking | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was socking |
| you, we, they | were socking | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been socking |
| he, she, it | has been socking | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been socking |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be socking |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been socking |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Airline passengers are being socked with fuel surcharges.
- Bill socked her so hard that the bruise lasted a week.
- I began crying and swearing and socking myself on the head for being such a damn fool.
- We have to be ready to sock them in the mouth, to kick back when they kick us.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=containing socks, underwear etc)· He hid the gun in his sock drawer.
(=not a matching pair of socks etc) He was wearing odd socks.
He was wearing odd socks.PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1informal to hit someone very hard, especially with your hand closed SYN thump: - But Boston was socked in, so the plane flew straight to Frankfurt from Philadelphia.
- The mainstream media are socking it to her.
- Her ankle boots she had picked up in an army surplus store, and were the most comfortable she had ever possessed.
- Scottie is mainly black, with a white chest and white ankle socks on black legs.
- She was dressed casually in a pair of faded Levi jeans, brown ankle boots and a baggy white T-shirt.
- She was wearing Ray-Bans, a pale blue sunsuit, and white ankle socks under ivory-colored high-heeled espadrilles.
- Snakeskin zip-up ankle boots with open toe and heel, $ 134. 95.
- The boys, meanwhile, were yanking on elastic-sided ankle boots; very hip, very Beatles.
- Cierra's performance knocked my socks off!
- And yet the correlations just knock my socks off..
- The current crop of non-Windows databases can knock the socks off their predecessors.
- This in-your-face marketing could be forgiven if the food absolutely knocked your socks off.
He socked her in the face.2informal if someone is socked with something bad, they are suddenly affected by itbe/get socked with something I got socked with a big car repair bill.GRAMMAR Sock is usually passive in this meaning.3be socked in American English if an airport, road, or area is socked in, it is very difficult to see far and no one can travel because of bad fog, snow, or rain4sock it to somebody old-fashioned to tell someone to do something in a direct and forceful waysock something ↔ away phrasal verb American English to save money by putting it in a safe place: Roger socked away more than $1 million a year.