sock¹ /sok/

1. A covering for the foot and part or all of the lower leg
2. An insole placed in a shoe for warmth, to improve the fit, etc
3. A light shoe, worn by Greek Roman actors of comedy (obsolete except historical and allusively; cf buskin)
4. A windsock
5. Anything resembling a sock in shape or function

sockette /sok-etˈ/ noun

A covering for the foot only

sock puppet noun

1. A rudimentary puppet made by placing a sock over the hand
2. (on an Internet forum) a fictional persona created to post approving remarks (informal)

knock the socks off (informal)

To surpass, defeat, overtake, etc in competitions

pull up one's socks

To brace oneself for doing better

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