sock

Pluralsocks

Formssocks, socking, socked

1. 1
   nouncountable

   A soft covering you wear on your foot, usually under a shoe.

   Like a soft glove, but made for your foot.

   I pulled a warm sock over my cold foot before bed.

   He lost one sock in the laundry again.

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2. 2
   verbslangtransitive

   To hit someone hard, usually with your fist.

   Like giving something a hard, sudden punch.

   She wanted to sock him for the rude remark.

   He socked the punching bag as hard as he could.

   Similarpunch, slug, hit, smack, belt

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3. 3
   nounslangcountable

   A hard hit with the fist, like a punch.

   Like a sudden, heavy punch.

   He gave the bully a sock on the nose.

   One good sock sent the man stumbling backward.

   Similarpunch, blow, slug, smack, wallop

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4. 4
   nouncountable

   A fake online account someone uses to hide who they really are.

   Like wearing a mask online so no one knows it's you.

   He got caught using a sock to praise his own posts.

   She made a sock just to argue with people anonymously.

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5. 5
   nouncountable

   A patch of white fur on an animal's lower leg, different in color from the rest of its coat.

   Like the animal is wearing a little white sock on its foot.

   Our black cat has one white sock on her back paw.

   The puppy's four white socks make him look like he's wearing boots.

   Similarmitten

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6. 6
   nouncolloquialabbreviationellipsis

   Short form of windsock. It's the cloth tube at an airfield that shows which way the wind is blowing.

   The pilot checked the sock before landing on the grass strip.

   A bright orange sock flapped at the end of the runway.

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7. 7
   nouncountable

   A soft cover put over a microphone to cut down on wind and noise.

   Like a cozy hat for a microphone that blocks the wind.

   The sound guy slipped a furry sock over the mic.

   Wind ruined the audio because no one used a sock.

   Similarwindscreen

8. 8
   interjection

   Used to show the sound of a hard hit or punch.

   Like the 'pow' sound in a comic book fight.

   Sock! His fist landed square on the punching bag.

   Sock! Right on the nose, and the bully went down.

   Similarpow, bam, wham, biff

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9. 9
   verbslangtransitive

   To throw something, often quickly or hard.

   Like tossing a ball hard to a friend.

   Sock the ball over here and I'll catch it.

   He socked his bag onto the back seat and drove off.

   Similarchuck, toss, throw, fling, sling

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10. 10
    nouncolloquialabbreviationellipsis

    Short form of gun sock. It's the soft sleeve that protects a firearm.

    He slid the rifle into its sock before the drive home.

    A padded sock kept the shotgun from getting scratched.

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11. 11
    nounabbreviation

    Short form of socket. It's the connection point that lets programs send data over a network.

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12. 12
    nouncountable

    The sharp metal blade at the front of a plow that cuts into the soil.

    Like the sharp edge of a knife, but for slicing through soil.

    The farmer sharpened the sock before plowing the field.

    A worn sock made the plow drag heavily through the dirt.

    Similarplowshare, share

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