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sock¹
- /sɒk/ UK
- /sɑk/ US
Rhymes with -ɒk
Where it comes from
From Middle English socke, sokke, sok, from Old English socc (“sock, light shoe, slipper”), a West Germanic borrowing from Latin soccus (“a light shoe or slipper, buskin”), from Ancient Greek σύκχος (súkkhos, “a kind of shoe”), probably from Phrygian or from an Anatolian language. Beekes compares Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬑𐬀 (haxa, “sole of the foot”). Cognate with Scots sok (“sock, stocking”), West Frisian sok (“sock”), Dutch sok (“sock”), German Socke (“sock”), Danish sok, sokke (“sock”), Swedish sock, socka (“sock”), Icelandic sokkur (“sock”). Doublet of zocco; also related to zoccolo, socle, and zocalo.
noun socks · sox
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A knitted or woven covering for the foot.
Similar: sockie
- Synonym of soccus, a light shoe worn by Ancient Greek and Roman comedic actors.
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The lower leg of an animal (of an animal) that is a different color (usually white) from the color pattern on the rest of the animal.
Similar: mitten
- A sleeve for a microphone to reduce noise. Turns out a sock' is a soft cylindrical cover that goes over the mic. The sock sat forlornly on the table. It looked lonely. It reminded me of me. Aaron told me I punctuated my ps too much — I'm too punchy — and that I needed to soften how I spoke. He told me to put the sock on the mic.
- Ellipsis of gun sock
- Ellipsis of sock puppet
- Ellipsis of windsock At 1331:58, UA Flight 757 reported that it was ready for takeoff on runway 35R. However, at 1332:05, 7 seconds later, it reported, "Ah, this is seven fifty seven, our sock sitting in front of us gives us a pretty good tail wind so we're not ready to go yet." The controller asked the flight to advise
sock²
- /sɒk/ UK
- /sɑk/ US
Rhymes with -ɒk
Where it comes from
Onomatopoeic. Compare Portuguese soco (“a hit with one's hand; a punch”).
interjection zock
- The sound of a punch or powerful blow. Whap, Biff, Ooooof, Sock, Pow, Zok! Batman is back. Gotham City is again leaving its law and order in the hands of a man who wears plastic underpants over his tights.
verb socks · socking · socked · zock
- To hit or strike violently; to deliver a blow to. "We must get the old dear out," said Lord Roxton to Malone. "He'll be had for manslaughter if we don't. What I mean, he's not responsible - he'll sock someone and be lagged for it."
- To throw.
noun socks · zock
- A violent blow; a punch. ‘Say, does that sock in the jaw hurt any more? It was a dinger.’
adjective zock
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Extremely successful.
1960, Billboard magazine reviewer
Sock performance on a catchy rhythm ditty with infectious tempo.
Similar: socko
sock³
- /sɒk/ UK
- /sɑk/ US
Rhymes with -ɒk
Where it comes from
From French soc.
noun socks
- A ploughshare. In the county of Wexford, where the beam was much shorter[…] the sock in general is of cast iron.
sock⁴
- /sɒk/ UK
- /sɑk/ US
Rhymes with -ɒk
noun socks
- Clipping of socket
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: whap, bop, bash, bonk, whop, drogue, windsock, wind sleeve, stocking, shoe, suspenders, bottom, mask, pillow, lam, fatty
Translations
Every language
noun covering for the foot
| Español | calcetín, media, soquete, calceta |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 양말 yangmal |
| 日本語 | 靴下 kutsushita, ソックス sokkusu |
| 中文 | 襪子 /袜子 wàzi |
| हिन्दी | मोज़ा mozā |
| Kiswahili | soksi |
| Português | meia |
| Français | chaussette, bas |
| Deutsch | Socke, Strumpf |
| Italiano | calza, calzino |
| Ελληνικά | κάλτσα káltsa, περιπόδιο peripódio |
| Română | ciorap, șosetă |
| Русский | носо́к nosók |
| Tiếng Việt | vớ, tất, bít tất |
| العربية | جَوْرَب jawrab |
| עברית | גֶּרֶב gérev, פֻּזְמָק puzmáq |
noun Greco-Roman shoe
| Français | socque |
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