socked

verb

past tense of sock
as in smacked
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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Recent Examples of socked Another quirk of the mutual fund redemption process shows up when markets have a losing year and investors are still socked with capital gains distributions. — Debbie Carlson, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026 Snow was falling in Central Florida after a strong arctic front socked the region with three days of bitter cold, along with nearly an inch of snow. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026 Naturally, Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler socked the first pitch of the sixth inning toward Hoskins and off the left-field wall for a triple. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 14 June 2026 Feinberg has socked 16 homers with 63 RBIs. — Gary Bedore may 28, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026 Hot black smoke socked her in the face; the staircase had become a glowing, spastic frenzy. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026 Evening rush-hour commuters — who thought winter was over — felt foolish after the city was socked with a record-breaking spring snowfall. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026 The storm could bring the biggest snowfall to the region since January 2016, when New York City was socked by its worst snowstorm on record. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2026 Hyperallergic, which first reported the malfunction, noted that a sprinkler head was damaged during preparations for Winter Storm Fern, which socked New York with nearly a foot of snow over the weekend. — News Desk, Artforum, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for socked
  1. smacked
  2. slapped
  3. hit
  4. punched
  5. knocked
  6. slammed
  7. banged
  8. struck
Verb
  • Eury Perez dominated with seven perfect innings, and the Miami Marlins smacked four homers before holding on for a wild 9-8 victory over the host Athletics on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
  • Wyatt-Hodge, who launched the tournament two weeks ago with a century against Sri Lanka, smacked a 32-ball fifty.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 June 2026
Definition of smacked
Verb
  • Women slapped their heads with their hands in mourning, while men beat their chests in unison, a tradition observed at Shia Muslim funerals.
    — Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 6 July 2026
  • Chestnut drunkenly slapped a man at a bar in Indiana and pleaded guilty to the charge in April.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of slapped
Verb
  • Beyond Hicks’ contributions, Heriberto Hernandez and Owen Caissie hit home runs, while Lopez and Edwards each tallied a hit, while Jakob Marsee ended the game with a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning.
    — Tyler M. Carmona, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
  • He was evaluated by the medical staff, hit in the cage and decided to play.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
Definition of hit
Verb
  • Adebayo approached Herro and, without hesitation, punched him.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026
  • Multiple people then kicked and punched one person lying on the ground as a few attendees and ushers broke up the fight, the videos showed.
    — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of punched
Verb
  • Well, with decades of audio augmentation experience, Creative kind of knocked it out of the park with this little soundbar's SuperWide mode.
    — Joe Salas July 07, New Atlas, 8 July 2026
  • Trump responded to the funeral, saying Iran had been knocked the hell out.
    — Sophia Mandt, The Washington Examiner, 8 July 2026
Definition of knocked
Verb
  • Before the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia capsized in January 2012, the captain didn't tell the 3,200 passengers that the ship had slammed into a rock.
    — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • Note that film-rating site Rotten Tomatoes was part of NBCUniversal for years, and some critics have slammed that ownership structure as being problematic.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 July 2026
Definition of slammed
Verb
  • The Cabo Verde contingent behind Dibu Martinez’s goal danced and banged their drums as Duarte got in behind Lisandro Martinez and sent a shot past Dibu.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • It was rewarded when Baena broke in on the left side and lifted a pass to an unmarked Porro, who banged home an emphatic header for his first international goal.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Definition of banged
Verb
  • Mystery illnesses have struck several groups of Grand Canyon rafters who paddled the Colorado River, prompting the National Park Service to investigate whether something in or along the river is making people sick.
    — Evan Bush, NBC news, 9 July 2026
  • Bella Hadid opted for the style while on vacation in Italy, pairing her sandals with a breezy dress and big sunglasses for an outfit that struck the perfect balance of put-together but still casual.
    — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 8 July 2026
Definition of struck

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