sock
nouninterjectionverbnounadjectivenounnouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//sɒk//
- United States//sɑk//
A knitted or woven covering for the foot.
noun
- 1
A knitted or woven covering for the foot.
- 2
historicalSynonym of soccus, a light shoe worn by Ancient Greek and Roman comedic actors.
- 3
The lower leg of an animal (of an animal) that is a different color (usually white) from the color pattern on the rest of the animal.
- 4
A sleeve for a microphone to reduce noise.
Turns out a sock is a soft cylindrical cover that goes over the mic. The sock sat forlornly on the table. It looked lonely. It reminded me of me. Aaron told me I punctuated my ps too much — I'm too punchy — and that I needed to soften how I spoke. He told me to put the sock' on the mic.
- 5
Variant of gun sockinformalEllipsis of gun sock.
- 6
Variant of sock puppetEllipsis of sock puppet.
- 7
Variant of windsockinformalEllipsis of windsock.
At 1331:58, UA Flight 757 reported that it was ready for takeoff on runway 35R. However, at 1332:05, 7 seconds later, it reported, "Ah, this is seven fifty seven, our sock sitting in front of us gives us a pretty good tail wind so we're not ready to go yet." The controller asked the flight to advise him when conditions were better.
Etymology
From Middle English socke, sokke, sok, from Old English socc (“sock, light shoe, slipper”), a West Germanic borrowing from Latin soccus (“a light shoe or slipper, buskin”), from Ancient Greek σύκχος (súkkhos, “a kind of shoe”), probably from Phrygian or from an Anatolian language. Beekes compares Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬑𐬀 (haxa, “sole of the foot”). Cognate with Scots sok (“sock, stocking”), West Frisian sok (“sock”), Dutch sok (“sock”), German Socke (“sock”), Danish sok, sokke (“sock”), Swedish sock, socka (“sock”), Icelandic sokkur (“sock”). Doublet of zocco; also related to zoccolo, socle, and zocalo.
interjection
- 1
The sound of a punch or powerful blow.
Whap, Biff, Ooooof, Sock, Pow, Zok! Batman is back. Gotham City is again leaving its law and order in the hands of a man who wears plastic underpants over his tights.
Etymology
Onomatopoeic. Compare Portuguese soco (“a hit with one's hand; a punch”).
verb
- 1
slangTo hit or strike violently; to deliver a blow to.
"We must get the old dear out," said Lord Roxton to Malone. "He'll be had for manslaughter if we don't. What I mean, he's not responsible - he'll sock someone and be lagged for it."
What you should be is not yellow at all. If you're supposed to sock somebody in the jaw, and you sort of feel like doing it, you should do it.
They may let you off the first time because you're new maybe. But the second time they'll sock it to you, give you a couple of days in the Hole, then throw you in Number Two.
He wondered how many people were destitute that same night even in his own prosperous country, how many homes were shanties, how many husbands were drunk and wives socked, and how many children were bullied, abused or abandoned.
- 2
slangTo throw.
noun
- 1
slangA violent blow; a punch.
‘Say, does that sock in the jaw hurt any more? It was a dinger.’
adjective
- 1
datedExtremely successful.
1960, Billboard magazine reviewer Sock performance on a catchy rhythm ditty with infectious tempo.
noun
- 1
A ploughshare.
In the county of Wexford, where the beam was much shorter[…] the sock in general is of cast iron.
Etymology
From French soc.
noun
- 1
Variant of socketClipping of socket.
Forms
- plural
- socks, sox
- past tense
- socked
- past participle
- socked
- present participle
- socking
- third person singular
- socks