socket

[ sok-it ]

/ ˈsɒk ɪt /

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noun

a hollow part or piece for receiving and holding some part or thing.

Electricity.

a device intended to hold an electric light bulb mechanically and connect it electrically to circuit wires.
Also called wall socket. a socket placed in a wall to receive a plug that makes an electrical connection with supply wiring.

Anatomy.

a hollow in one part that receives another part: the socket of the eye.
the concavity of a joint: the socket of the hip.

verb (used with object)

to place in or fit with a socket.

Origin of socket

1300–50; Middle English soket<Anglo-French, equivalent to Old French soc plowshare (<Gaulish *soccos; compare Welsh swch,Old Irish socc) + -et-et

OTHER WORDS FROM socket

sock·et·less, adjectiveun·sock·et·ed, adjective

Words nearby socket

sock, sock away, sockdolager, sockdologer, sockeroo, socket, socket wrench, sockeye, sockeye salmon, sock in, sock it to

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for socket

During a trip to Dallas for Super Bowl 2011 festivities, she writes that Russell “knocked her jaw out of the socket.”
Real Housewife Taylor Armstrong Tells All. Or Does She?|Diane Dimond|February 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
For an instant I saw her standing in that position—then the wick of the spent candle fell over into the socket.
The Lock And Key Library|Various
The second is to be fixed by a socket beneath it to a pole that is placed along the shafts of the carriage.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 483, April 4, 1885|Various
The invention consists in mounting the leading axle in a ball and long socket, the socket being rotated in fixed bearings.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 303|Various

That evening he worked on the socket of the steel hook, and in two days he had the job finished.
The Mystery|Stewart Edward White and Samuel Hopkins Adams
The candle was burning out in the socket, and the smell which came from it made the ladies draw out their smelling-bottles.
The Queen's Necklace|Alexandre Dumas pre

British Dictionary definitions for socket

socket

/ (ˈsɒkɪt) /

noun

a device into which an electric plug can be inserted in order to make a connection in a circuit

mainly British such a device mounted on a wall and connected to the electricity supplyInformal Brit names: point, plug US and Canadian name: outlet

a part with an opening or hollow into which some other part, such as a pipe, probe, etc, can be fitted

a spanner head having a recess suitable to be fitted over the head of a bolt and a keyway into which a wrench can be fitted

anatomy

a bony hollow into which a part or structure fitsa tooth socket; an eye socket
the receptacle of a ball-and-socket joint

verb

(tr) to furnish with or place into a socket

Word Origin for socket

C13: from Anglo-Norman soket a little ploughshare, from soc, of Celtic origin; compare Cornish soch ploughshare

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for socket

socket

[ sŏk′ĭt ]

n.

The concave part of a joint that receives the articular end of a bone.

A hollow or concavity into which a part, such as an eye fits.

单词	socket
释义	socket [ sok-it ] / ˈsɒk ɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR socket ON THESAURUS.COM noun a hollow part or piece for receiving and holding some part or thing. Electricity. a device intended to hold an electric light bulb mechanically and connect it electrically to circuit wires. Also called wall socket. a socket placed in a wall to receive a plug that makes an electrical connection with supply wiring. Anatomy. a hollow in one part that receives another part: the socket of the eye. the concavity of a joint: the socket of the hip. verb (used with object) to place in or fit with a socket. Origin of socket 1300–50; Middle English soket<Anglo-French, equivalent to Old French soc plowshare (<Gaulish *soccos; compare Welsh swch,Old Irish socc) + -et-et OTHER WORDS FROM socket sock·et·less, adjectiveun·sock·et·ed, adjective Words nearby socket sock, sock away, sockdolager, sockdologer, sockeroo, socket, socket wrench, sockeye, sockeye salmon, sock in, sock it to Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for socket During a trip to Dallas for Super Bowl 2011 festivities, she writes that Russell “knocked her jaw out of the socket.” Real Housewife Taylor Armstrong Tells All. Or Does She?\|Diane Dimond\|February 7, 2012\|DAILY BEAST For an instant I saw her standing in that position—then the wick of the spent candle fell over into the socket. The Lock And Key Library\|Various The second is to be fixed by a socket beneath it to a pole that is placed along the shafts of the carriage. Scientific American Supplement, No. 483, April 4, 1885\|Various The invention consists in mounting the leading axle in a ball and long socket, the socket being rotated in fixed bearings. Scientific American Supplement, No. 303\|Various That evening he worked on the socket of the steel hook, and in two days he had the job finished. The Mystery\|Stewart Edward White and Samuel Hopkins Adams The candle was burning out in the socket, and the smell which came from it made the ladies draw out their smelling-bottles. The Queen's Necklace\|Alexandre Dumas pre British Dictionary definitions for socket socket / (ˈsɒkɪt) / noun a device into which an electric plug can be inserted in order to make a connection in a circuit mainly British such a device mounted on a wall and connected to the electricity supplyInformal Brit names: point, plug US and Canadian name: outlet a part with an opening or hollow into which some other part, such as a pipe, probe, etc, can be fitted a spanner head having a recess suitable to be fitted over the head of a bolt and a keyway into which a wrench can be fitted anatomy a bony hollow into which a part or structure fitsa tooth socket; an eye socket the receptacle of a ball-and-socket joint verb (tr) to furnish with or place into a socket Word Origin for socket C13: from Anglo-Norman soket a little ploughshare, from soc, of Celtic origin; compare Cornish soch ploughshare Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to socket bag, hole, compartment, sack, niche, space, vacancy, position, groove, channel, crater, box, apartment, room, cell, bedroom, cubicle, hall, cavern, chamber Medical definitions for socket socket [ sŏk′ĭt ] n. The concave part of a joint that receives the articular end of a bone. A hollow or concavity into which a part, such as an eye fits. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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socket

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of socket

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Example sentences from the Web for socket

British Dictionary definitions for socket

noun

verb

Word Origin for socket

Words related to socket

Medical definitions for socket

n.