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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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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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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Recent Examples of sock
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
The new look comes complete with pink shorts and white socks with pink, blue and orange trim.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
John Beifuss, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 21 Jan. 2026
In addition to tops and bottoms, don’t forget to snag this pair of Merino wool socks for just $11.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The new trademarks cover a laundry list of travel merchandise, including carry-on bags, flight suits, aircraft fueling, pet carriers and plastic slippers to keep socks clean when going through security.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
The new look comes complete with pink shorts and white socks with pink, blue and orange trim.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
For the third January in a row, Mother Nature is preparing to sock Memphis in the face with a big fat snowball.
—John Beifuss, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 21 Jan. 2026
In addition to tops and bottoms, don’t forget to snag this pair of Merino wool socks for just $11.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sock
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But midway through the second half, Peterson allowed Flemings to get to his spot easily and knock one down from the mid-range before answering on the other end with a dribble hand-off 3-pointer right in front of the Kansas bench.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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The woman, who was on her cellphone, recalled being knocked to the ground and forced into the van.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
24 Feb. 2026
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The churn of unnecessary, uninspired products can feel unrelenting, and the meaning of being a founder in the space has lost its entrepreneurial heft, often replaced by corporations looking to slap a celebrity name or social media influencer on a product.—
Perrie Samotin,
Glamour,
1 Mar. 2026
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From there, Harrison slapped a single to center field, putting runners at the corners with two outs.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Mar. 2026
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Belt-Stubblefield ignored orders to stop and raised his hands, and Neely punched him in an attempt to de-escalate the situation, according to Chamberlain’s account in the days after the shooting.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
24 Feb. 2026
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But in the background, financial markets keep punching above their weight.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
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In the bottom of the inning, Temo Becerra, a senior, hit just his fourth collegiate homer with a shot into the Crawford Boxes in left field.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
28 Feb. 2026
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The heated rivalry between the Pentagon and Anthropic just hit a new horizon Friday.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Feb. 2026
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There was that type of moment Tuesday, when Joe Mack – considered one of the top catching prospects in baseball - smacked a fifth-inning grand slam off Phillies’ minor league pitcher Andrew Walling in a 6-1 Marlins win.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 7 of last year’s World Series, Ernie Clement smacked a fly ball off Yoshinobu Yamamoto into the left-center-field gap with the bases loaded and the score tied.—
Anthony Solorzano,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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What a blessing, when a man’s only business was to lean forward and listen, to determine whether this was a moment to stand and clap or sit and nod.—
Alexandra Petri,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2026
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After securing victory on the final day, the wrestler induced the audience to clap during his post-match interview, thereby prematurely releasing the Heisei deities from service, according to Shinto beliefs.—
Joshua Hunt,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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From Jewel’s point of view, this merely is a digital updating of the coupons people still can clip in this and other newspapers.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Dali didn’t let her stowaway conviction last year or her federal probation clip her wings.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Kitchen cabinets get a lot of wear since they’re constantly being opened, slammed, and bumped all day long.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2026
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Many students in Massachusetts returned to school on Wednesday following a Monday blizzard that slammed the region with snow and power outages.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Sock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sock. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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