sock
1a short stocking usually reaching to the calf or just above the ankle.
a lightweight shoe worn by ancient Greek and Roman comic actors.
comic writing for the theater; comedy or comic drama.: Compare buskin (def. 4).
Furniture. a raised vertical area of a club or pad foot.
Idioms about sock
knock one's / the socks off. knock (def. 29).
Origin of sock
1Other words from sock
- sockless, adjective
- sock·less·ness, noun
Other definitions for sock (2 of 2)
to strike or hit hard.
a hard blow.
a very successful show, performance, actor, etc.: The show was a sock.
extremely successful: a sock performance.
sock away, to put into savings or reserve.
sock in, to close or ground because of adverse weather conditions: The airport was socked in.
Origin of sock
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British Dictionary definitions for sock (1 of 2)
/ (sɒk) /
a cloth covering for the foot, reaching to between the ankle and knee and worn inside a shoe
an insole put in a shoe, as to make it fit better
a light shoe worn by actors in ancient Greek and Roman comedy, sometimes taken to allude to comic drama in general (as in the phrase sock and buskin): See buskin
another name for windsock
pull one's socks up British informal to make a determined effort, esp in order to regain control of a situation
put a sock in it British slang be quiet!
(tr) to provide with socks
socked in US and Canadian slang (of an airport) closed by adverse weather conditions
Origin of sock
1British Dictionary definitions for sock (2 of 2)
/ (sɒk) slang /
(usually tr) to hit with force
sock it to to make a forceful impression on
a forceful blow
Origin of sock
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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