Thesaurus results for SOCKED

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 Hot black smoke socked her in the face; the staircase had become a glowing, spastic frenzy. —

Danielle Parker, CBS News, 14 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 You could get socked with a 75% civil fraud penalty under section 6663. —

Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026 Slide the be-socked yardstick under the refrigerator and move it back and forth to pick up dust, dirt, and other fine particles. —

Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2026 Many of his cases involve wives who were not only unaware of their husband’s crypto dabbling, but when the assets are finally split, can be socked with a massive tax bill from capital gains. —

Kevin Williams, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2025 The 170-grain slug socked him right between the horns. —

Bob Cary, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2025

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Near mile marker 161, about six miles from the summit, the 2020 Freightliner smacked the barrier wall on the right side of the road.

— Logan Smith, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Singh raised his second straight half-century off just 23 balls with eight fours and a six while Iyer brought up his fifty of 31 balls and smacked Thakur four two consecutive sixes before perishing when Dhir took a stunning catch at deep mid-wicket.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026