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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How to use sock in a sentence
Melchior is the forerunner of the aunt who always gave me socks.
I got a chance to see this man in his office and present him with these socks.
The Hot Designer Who Hates Fashion: VK Nagrani Triumphs His Own Way | Tom Teodorczuk | December 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNagrani started out selling socks with designs ranging from a shirt on Magnum, P.I. to Winston Churchill.
The Hot Designer Who Hates Fashion: VK Nagrani Triumphs His Own Way | Tom Teodorczuk | December 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe derived enormous satisfaction from some customers choosing to base the rest of their wardrobe around his socks.
The Hot Designer Who Hates Fashion: VK Nagrani Triumphs His Own Way | Tom Teodorczuk | December 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI took all these conservative socks and a handful of wild ones.
The Hot Designer Who Hates Fashion: VK Nagrani Triumphs His Own Way | Tom Teodorczuk | December 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
"Gie's my socks," he ordered grumpily, flinging Robert's socks into the far corner of the kitchen.
The Underworld | James C. WelshHe rose, shaking himself together, and his glance fell on the three suspended socks bulging grotesquely.
The Woman Gives | Owen JohnsonStill, if the weather gets colder, I can put on a second pair of socks under them.
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie | George Brenton LaurieReminds me of the time when we painted socks on Quinnys legs so that he could go out and call on a countess.
The Woman Gives | Owen JohnsonI forgot to say that yesterday my Mother sent me from Oakfield two pairs of thick strong socks and some Canadian chocolate.
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie | George Brenton Laurie
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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