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sock

2  [sok] Slang.
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–verb (used with object)
1. to strike or hit hard.
–noun
2. a hard blow.
3. a very successful show, performance, actor, etc.: The show was a sock.
–adjective
4. extremely successful: a sock performance.
—Verb phrases
5. sock away, to put into savings or reserve.
6. sock in, to close or ground because of adverse weather conditions: The airport was socked in.
Origin:
1690–1700; orig. uncert.
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sock

  1. tv.
    to punch someone or something. : He socked the door with his fist and began to howl with pain.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

sock  (v.)
1700, "to beat, hit," of uncertain origin. To sock it to (someone) first recorded 1877.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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