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sock¹

(sŏk)

1. A garment that covers the foot and part of the leg usually made of cotton or wool and worn for warmth or for protection from abrasion from a shoe or boot.

2. Meteorology A windsock.

a. A light shoe worn by comic actors in ancient Greek and Roman plays.

b. Comic drama; comedy: "He ... knew all niceties of the sock and buskin" (Byron).

tr.v. socked, sock·ing, socks

To provide with socks.

Phrasal Verbs:

sock away Informal

To put (money) away in a safe place for future use.

sock in

To cause to be closed to traffic, as by reducing visibility or physically impeding passage: fog that socked in the airport; ice that socked in the harbor.

[Middle English socke, from Old English socc, a kind of light shoe, from Latin soccus, possibly from Greek sunkhis, sukkhos, Phrygian shoe.]

sock²

(sŏk)

v. socked, sock·ing, socks

v.tr.

To hit or strike forcefully; punch.

v.intr.

To deliver a blow.

A hard blow or punch.

Idiom:

sock it to (someone) Slang

To deliver a forceful comment, reprimand, or physical blow to someone else.

[Origin unknown.]

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sock

(sɒk)

1. (Clothing & Fashion) a cloth covering for the foot, reaching to between the ankle and knee and worn inside a shoe

2. (Clothing & Fashion) an insole put in a shoe, as to make it fit better

3. (Theatre) a light shoe worn by actors in ancient Greek and Roman comedy, sometimes taken to allude to comic drama in general (as in the phrase sock and buskin). See buskin

4. (Aeronautics) another name for windsock

5. pull one's socks up informal Brit to make a determined effort, esp in order to regain control of a situation

6. put a sock in it slang Brit be quiet!

7. (tr) to provide with socks

8. (Aeronautics) socked in slang US and Canadian (of an airport) closed by adverse weather conditions

[Old English socc a light shoe, from Latin soccus, from Greek sukkhos]

sock

(sɒk)

1. (usually tr) to hit with force

2. sock it to to make a forceful impression on

a forceful blow

[C17: of obscure origin]

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sock¹

(sɒk)

n., pl. socks or, for 1, sometimes sox.

1. a short stocking usu. reaching to the calf or just above the ankle.

2. a lightweight shoe worn by ancient Greek and Roman comic actors.

3. comic writing for the theater; comedy or comic drama. Compare buskin (def. 3).

v.t.

4. sock away, to put into savings or reserve.

5. sock in, to close up (an airport) or ground (an aircraft).

[before 900; Middle English socke, Old English socc « Latin soccus slipper]

sock²

(sɒk)

v.t.

1. to strike or hit hard.

2. a hard blow.

adj.

3. socko.

[1690–1700; orig. uncertain]

sock

Past participle: socked
Gerund: socking

Imperative
sock
sock

Present
I sock
you sock
he/she/it socks
we sock
you sock
they sock

Preterite
I socked
you socked
he/she/it socked
we socked
you socked
they socked

Present Continuous
I am socking
you are socking
he/she/it is socking
we are socking
you are socking
they are socking

Present Perfect
I have socked
you have socked
he/she/it has socked
we have socked
you have socked
they have socked

Past Continuous
I was socking
you were socking
he/she/it was socking
we were socking
you were socking
they were socking

Past Perfect
I had socked
you had socked
he/she/it had socked
we had socked
you had socked
they had socked

Future
I will sock
you will sock
he/she/it will sock
we will sock
you will sock
they will sock

Future Perfect
I will have socked
you will have socked
he/she/it will have socked
we will have socked
you will have socked
they will have socked

Future Continuous
I will be socking
you will be socking
he/she/it will be socking
we will be socking
you will be socking
they will be socking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been socking
you have been socking
he/she/it has been socking
we have been socking
you have been socking
they have been socking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been socking
you will have been socking
he/she/it will have been socking
we will have been socking
you will have been socking
they will have been socking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been socking
you had been socking
he/she/it had been socking
we had been socking
you had been socking
they had been socking

Conditional
I would sock
you would sock
he/she/it would sock
we would sock
you would sock
they would sock

Past Conditional
I would have socked
you would have socked
he/she/it would have socked
we would have socked
you would have socked
they would have socked

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Noun	1.	sock - hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee anklets, bobbysock, bobbysocks, anklet - a sock that reaches just above the ankle argyle, argyll - a sock knitted or woven with an argyle design (usually used in the plural) athletic sock, sweat sock, varsity sock - a sock worn for athletic events hose, hosiery - socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear) knee-hi, knee-high - a sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees tabi, tabis - a sock with a separation for the big toe; worn with thong sandals by the Japanese
	2.	sock - a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind wind cone, wind sleeve, wind sock, windsock, air sock, air-sleeve, drogue visual signal - a signal that involves visual communication
Verb	1.	sock - hit hard bash, whap, whop, bonk, bop hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

sock

Tights and socks

ankle sock or (U.S.) anklet, argyle, bed sock, bobby sock, half-hose, hose (history), knee-high sock, legwarmer, lisle stocking, maillot, nylons, pop sock, puttee or putty, tights or (esp. U.S. & Austral.)pantihose or pantyhose, sock, slouch sock, stay-up, stock (archaic), stocking

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sock

verb

To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply:

bash, catch, clout, hit, knock, pop, slam, slog, slug, smash, smite, strike, swat, thwack, whack, wham, whop.

Informal: biff, bop, clip, wallop.

Slang: belt, conk, paste.

Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone.

noun

A sudden sharp, powerful stroke:

bang, blow, clout, crack, hit, lick, pound, slug, swat, thwack, welt, whack, wham, whop.

Informal: bash, biff, bop, clip, wallop.

Slang: belt, conk, paste.

Translations

جَوْرَبٌ قَصِيرجَوْرَب قَصيرضَرْبَةٌ شَديدَهيَضْرِب بِقَبْضَتِهِ

чорап

ponožkaránauhodit

sokstrømpeslåslag

Socke jemanden einen Kinnhacken verpassen Kinnhaken

κάλτσα περιπόδιο

calcetín media pegar un puñetazo puñetazo

sokk

sukka

chaussette chaussettes socque

sokna

zokni

sokkur

calzino calza calzetta calzini colpire

ソックス

양말

iezveltzeķezveliens

sok

sokk en på kjaken halvstrømpe

skarpeta skarpetka

meia

носок

ponožkaudrieť

nogavica

čarapaчарапа

socka

ถุงเท้า

çorap yumrukyumruk atmak

tất

袜子重击猛击

sock

¹ [sɒk] N

1. → calcetín m, media f (LAm)
to pull one's socks up → hacer esfuerzos, despabilarse
put a sock in it! → ¡a callar!, ¡cállate!
this will knock your socks off → esto es para quitarse el sombrero

2. (= windsock) → manga f (de viento)

sock

² [sɒk]

A. N (= blow) → puñetazo m
to give sb a sock on the jaw → pegar a algn en la cara

B. VT → pegar
sock him one! → ¡pégale!

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sock

[ˈsɒk]

n → chaussette f
a pair of socks → une paire de chaussettes
to pull one's socks up (lit) → remonter ses chaussettes (British) (fig) (= try harder) → se secouer

vt (= hit) → flanquer un coup à
sock it to 'em! (= show them) → montre-leur!

sock

n → Socke f, → Socken m (inf); (knee-length) → Kniestrumpf m; (= wind sock) → Wind- or Luftsack m; to pull one’s socks up (Brit inf) → sich am Riemen reißen (inf); put a sock in it! (Brit inf) → hör auf damit!; to work ones socks off (inf) → bis zum Umkippen arbeiten (inf); this will knock or blow your socks off (inf) → das wird dich umhauen; this film knocks the socks off most other science fiction films (inf) → dieser Film stellt die meisten anderen Sciencefictionfilme in den Schatten

sock

n (inf) → Schlag m → (mit der Faust); to give somebody a sock on the jaw/in the eye → jdm eine aufs Kinn/aufs Auge verpassen (inf); that’s a sock in the eye for her! (fig inf) → das hat es ihr ordentlich gegeben!

vt (inf: = hit) → hauen (inf); sock him one! → knall ihm eine! (inf), → hau ihm eine rein! (inf); he socked her right in the eye → er verpasste ihr eine aufs Auge (inf)

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sock

¹ [sɒk] n (short) → calzino; (long) → calzettone m; (of horse) → balzana
to pull one's socks up (fig) → darsi una regolata
put a sock in it! (Brit) (fam) → chiudi il becco!

sock

² [sɒk] (fam)

1. n (blow) → colpo, pugno
to give sb a sock on the jaw → dare un pugno sul muso a qn

2. vt → colpire, picchiare
come on, sock him one! → dai, suonagliele!

sock¹

(sok) noun

a (usually wool, cotton or nylon) covering for the foot and ankle, sometimes reaching to the knee, worn inside a shoe, boot etc. I need a new pair of socks.

sock²

(sok) verb

(slang) to strike someone hard with the fist. He socked the burglar (on the jaw).

noun

(slang) a strong blow with the fist. He gave me a sock on the jaw.

sock

→ جَوْرَبٌ قَصِير ponožka sok Socke κάλτσα calcetín sukka chaussette sokna calzino ソックス 양말 sok sokk skarpeta meia носок socka ถุงเท้า çorap tất 袜子

sock

n. media, calcetín.

sock

n calcetín m

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Finally, with a venomous access of irritation, I said I would leave without the sock; so I rose up and made straight for the door--as I supposed--and suddenly confronted my dim spectral image in the unbroken mirror.

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Unable to answer this question, she put down his sock, which she was trying to mend, and gazed out through the window.

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At that instant the sunlight fell on his left boot; on the sock which poked out from the boot, he fancied there were traces!

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"You don't mind taking off your sock for a moment, Carey?"

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Grandmother chuckled and drove her bright needle across a hole in Otto's sock. `She's not old, Jim, though I expect she seems old to you.

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And Jo shook the blue army sock till the needles rattled like castanets, and her ball bounded across the room.

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Because I cannot understand how it is, that while the Egyptian mummies that were buried thousands of years before even Pliny was born, do not measure so much in their coffins as a modern Kentuckian in his socks; and while the cattle and other animals sculptured on the oldest Egyptian and Nineveh tablets, by the relative proportions in which they are drawn, just as plainly prove that the high-bred, stall-fed, prize cattle of Smithfield, not only equal, but far exceed in magnitude the fattest of Pharaoh's fat kine; in the face of all this, I will not admit that of all animals the whale alone should have degenerated.

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Then Martin began to alternate between the dryer and the wringer, between times "shaking out" socks and stockings.

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As we stood in our socks he said, in so low a tone that I guessed, rather than heard, the word:

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A man has not a woman's gift of being able to transfer his mind at will from sorrow to socks.

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And never having been anywhere in the world but in Africa, Nantucket, and the pagan harbors most frequented by whalemen; and having now led for many years the bold life of the fishery in the ships of owners uncommonly heedful of what manner of men they shipped; daggoo retained all his barbaric virtues, and erect as a giraffe, moved about the decks in all the pomp of six feet five in his socks. There was a corporeal humility in looking up at him; and a white man standing before him seemed a white flag come to beg truce of a fortress.

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Then we stripped him and searched his seams and his pockets and his socks and the inside of his boots, and everything, and searched his bundle.

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