: a knitted or woven covering for the foot usually worn under shoes and extending above the ankle and sometimes to the knee
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Synonyms
Noun (1)
Verb
- bang
- bash
- bat
- belt
- biff
- bludgeon
- bob
- bonk
- bop
- box
- bust
- clap
- clip
- clobber
- clock
- clout
- crack
- hammer
- hit
- knock
- nail
- paste
- pound
- punch
- rap
- slam
- slap
- slog
- slug
- smack
- smite
- strike
- swat
- swipe
- tag
- thump
- thwack
- wallop
- whack
- whale
- zap
Noun (2)
- bang
- bash
- bat
- beat
- belt
- biff
- blow
- bop
- box
- buffet
- bust
- chop
- clap
- clip
- clout
- crack
- cuff
- dab
- douse [British]
- fillip
- hack
- haymaker
- hit
- hook
- knock
- larrup [dialect]
- lash
- lick
- pelt
- pick
- plump
- poke
- pound
- punch
- rap
- slam
- slap
- slug
- smack
- smash
- spank
- stinger
- stripe
- stroke
- swat
- swipe
- switch
- thud
- thump
- thwack
- wallop
- welt
- whack
- wham
- whop
- whap
Examples of sock in a Sentence
Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2024
That’s about enough for a few pairs of pants, several shirts, and all of your socks and underwear.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2024
This Saucony Women's Multipack includes 16 pairs of socks.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
Available in a pack of three, these socks are designed to alleviate swelling, pains, and aches while improving circulation and comfort.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 27 Mar. 2024
Visitors of the show can watch alpaca fiber being spun into yarn, woven into rugs and shawls, and shop for alpaca products such as sweaters, socks, and scarves, according to the MOPACA website.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2024
Then, two days after her disappearance, Russell walked home with a torn shirt and $107 stuffed in her right sock.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
While the original look came down the runway with a latex skull cap, squash goggles, and square-toed Oxfords with black socks, Delevingne feminized the look, and brought it closer to Cabaret’s origins.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2024
The eight-piece set includes one medium, large, and extra large organizer, one cosmetics case, plus bags for underwear, socks, and shoes.
—Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2024
Climate and environment From Mammoth to Tahoe, a powerful blizzard could sock the Sierra with up to 12 feet of snow.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2024
There was also a foot care station, where soggy campers could discuss their preferred mud-fighting footwear techniques while having their feet cleaned, freshly socked and wrapped in plastic—all of the resources being donated by fellow campers.
—Morena Duwe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2023
Storms that have turned roads into icy death traps, frozen people to death from Oregon to Tennessee and even sent a plane skidding off a taxiway were expected to sock both coasts with another round of weather chaos on Friday.
—Claire Rush, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2024
Although the league granted Green permission to be with his teammates, the four-time All-Star has not participated in team activities since the NBA handed down the indefinite suspension on Dec. 13 for socking Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic in the face.
—Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2024
Soaring interest rates in the U.S. have boosted the cost of everything from mortgages to credit cards, socking households still hurting from the high inflation.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2023
Knowing how to navigate the system can make all the difference to patients socked with giant medical bills.
—Maya Miller, ProPublica, 16 Nov. 2023
In the 11th inning, Freese stepped to the plate again, socking a walkoff home run that drove Busch Stadium into delirium and forced Game 7.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
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Word History
Noun (1)
Middle English socke, from Old English socc, from Latin soccus
Verb
origin unknown
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
circa 1700, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
Noun (2)
circa 1700, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing sock
Dictionary Entries Near sock
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“Sock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sock. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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sock
2 of 3 verbsock
3 of 3 nounNoun
Old English socc "a low shoe or slipper," from Latin soccus (same meaning)
Verb
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