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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.]

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sock ¹

Noun

1. a cloth covering for the foot, reaching to between the ankle and knee and worn inside a shoe

2. pull one's socks up informal to make a determined effort to improve

3. put a sock in it Slang be quiet! [Greek sukkhos a light shoe]

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sock ² Slang

Verb

to hit hard

Noun

a hard blow [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

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"

Translations

sock [sɔk] n → calcetín m; media (LAM);

to pull one's socks up (fig) → hacer esfuerzos, despabilarse

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sock [sɔk] n → chaussette f

vt (inf) (= hit); flanquer un coup à;

to pull one's socks up (fig) → se secouer (les puces)

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sock [sɔk] n → Socke f

vt (inf) (hit) → hauen;

to pull one's socks up (fig) → sich am Riemen reißen

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sock [sɔk] n → calzino

vt (= hit) → dare un pugno a;

to pull one's socks up (fig) → darsi una regolata

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sock¹

n sock [sok]

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. sok جَوْرَب قَصير чорап ponožka sok; strømpe die Socke κάλτσα calcetín sokk جوراب sukka chaussettes גֵרֶב मोजा, जुर्राब čarapa zokni kaus kaki calza, calzino くつ下 양말 puskojinė (īsā) zeķe stoking sok, kous sokk, halvstrømpe skarpetka peúga носок ponožka nogavica čarapa strumpa, socka ถุงเท้า (kısa) çorap 襪子 шкарпетка جراب miếng lót giày 袜子