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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sock1 /sɑk/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. socks or sometimes, sox. - Clothinga short stocking usually reaching to the calf.
sock2 /sɑk/USA pronunciation v. - to hit hard:[~ + object]She socked him in the jaw.
- sock away, to put into savings or reserve: [~ + away + object]socked away some money for an emergency.[~ + object + away]to sock money away.
- Slang Terms sock in, [~ + in + object] to close up, as an airport, or ground (an aircraft):A heavy fog had socked in the whole air base.
n. [countable] - Slang Termsa hard blow.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sock1 (sok),USA pronunciation n., pl. socks or, for 1, also sox. - Clothinga short stocking usually reaching to the calf or just above the ankle.
- Clothing, Show Businessa lightweight shoe worn by ancient Greek and Roman comic actors.
- Show Businesscomic writing for the theater;
comedy or comic drama. Cf. buskin (def. 4). - Furniturea raised vertical area of a club or pad foot.
- knock one's or the socks off. See knock (def. 20).
- Middle English socke, Old English socc Latin soccus slipper bef. 900
- to strike or hit hard.
- sock away, to put into savings or reserve.
- Slang Terms sock in, to close or ground because of adverse weather conditions:The airport was socked in.
n. - Slang Termsa hard blow.
- Slang Termsa very successful show, performance, actor, etc.:The show was a sock.
adj. - Slang Termsextremely successful:a sock performance.
- origin, originally uncertain 1690–1700
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