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sock¹ (s

1. pl. socks or sox (s

ks) A short stocking reaching a point between the ankle and the knee.

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 close to air traffic: fog that socked in the airport.

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

sock² (s

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.]

sock away

(tr) US, Canadian, and NZ informal to save up

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Sock in

Unfortunately, most people don''t figure these out until it''s tax crunch time and their scrambling to sock away some retirement savings.

How Knowing Contribution Caps Can Help Benefit Your Roth IRA by Mike Foster / Finance and Investment community

Few potential home buyers would be able to sock away enough in a savings account to offset that much of a gain.

Why Waiting to Buy A Home May not Be the Best Strategy? by Andrew Loh / Real estate industry community

And, since these busy high school years lead toward college, and college expenses are going up, up and up, this also means that your teen will need to start exploring and looking for some type of work to support their current activities as well as sock away for the increasing college expenses.

Does Back to School Mean Back to Work for Your Teen? by Annette Yen / Family and marriage community