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noun (1)

ˈsäk

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as in stocking

a close-fitting covering for the foot and leg black socks to go with black pants and shoes

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noun (2)

as in blow

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument a wiseacre who deserves a good sock in the face

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sock

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verb

as in to knock

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner kept socking the punching bag until he was exhausted

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Khai wears adorable animal print pajamas in the snapshot with red polka dot socks and a big pink ribbon in her hair. —

Emma Banks, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026 Simply stretch one sock over each side of your Swiffer head. —

Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 20 Jan. 2026

Verb

Ten years after his expulsion, Saleh’s third feature in the trilogy, after Boy From Heaven, socks it to Egypt’s military leaders and General Intelligence Service (GIS), and by implication al-Sisi. —

Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025 The 170-grain slug socked him right between the horns. —

Bob Cary, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sock

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Also on Monday, a 10-year-old boy escaped unharmed after a shark knocked him off his surfboard and bit a chunk out of it, while a day earlier, another boy was left in critical condition after being bitten at a city beach.

— Alasdair Pal, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
The chief justice argued that under the First Amendment, a candidate for public office can knock on a voter's door without needing express permission from the property owner.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026