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sock ¹  (sk)

n.

1. pl. socks or sox (sks) A short stocking reaching a point between the ankle and the knee.

2. Meteorology A windsock.

3.

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.

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

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sock ²  (sk)

v. socked, sock·ing, socks

v.tr.

To hit or strike forcefully; punch.

v.intr.

To deliver a blow.

n.

A hard blow or punch.

Idiom:

sock it to (someone) Slang

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

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[Origin unknown.]