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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sock•et /ˈsɑkɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a hollow part that contains or fits into another part:a socket for a light bulb.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sock•et (sok′it),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
v.t. - to place in or fit with a socket.
- Gaulish *soccos; compare Welsh swch, Old Irish socc) + -et -et
- Anglo-French, equivalent. to Old French soc plowshare (
- Middle English soket 1300–50
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