sock
1
[ sok ]
/ sɒk /
noun, plural socks or for 1, also sox.
a short stocking usually reaching to the calf or just above the ankle.
a lightweight shoe worn by ancient Greek and Roman comic actors.
comic writing for the theater; comedy or comic drama.
Compare buskin(def 4).
Furniture.
a raised vertical area of a club or pad foot.
Idioms for sock
knock one's/the socks off.
knock(def 29).
Origin of sock
1
before 900; Middle English
socke, Old English
socc ≪ Latin
soccus slipper
OTHER WORDS FROM sock
sock·less, adjective sock·less·ness, nounWords nearby sock
Definition for sock (2 of 2)
Origin of sock
2
First recorded in 1690–1700; origin uncertain
Example sentences from the Web for sock
British Dictionary definitions for sock (1 of 2)
sock
1
/ (sɒk) /
noun
verb
(tr)
to provide with socks
socked in US and Canadian slang
(of an airport) closed by adverse weather conditions
Word Origin for sock
Old English
socc a light shoe, from Latin
soccus, from Greek
sukkhos
British Dictionary definitions for sock (2 of 2)
sock
2
/ (sɒk) slang /
verb
(usually tr)
to hit with force
sock it to
to make a forceful impression on
noun
a forceful blow
Word Origin for sock
C17: of obscure origin