socket /sokˈit/

1. A hollow into which something is inserted or into which something fits, such as the receptacle of the eye, of a bone, of a tooth, of the shaft of an iron golf club, the hollow of a candlestick, etc
2. A device in which an electric plug or light bulb may be inserted to make a connection
3. A stroke with the socket of a golf club

1. To provide with or place in a socket
2. To strike with the socket (golf)

sockˈeted adjective

socket chisel noun

A robust chisel with a socketed metal shaft into which the wooden handle is fitted

socket head screw noun

A screw with a hexagonal recess in its head, turned by means of a hexagonal bar formed into a key (also cap screw)

socket set noun

A range of socketed heads for use with a socket wrench

socket spanner noun

A spanner with a socketed head made to fit over a nut or a bolt

socket wrench noun

A wrench with a handle to which a variety of socketed heads can be fitted

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