sock Definition

sock¹
noun

1. A fabric covering for the foot and ankle, sometimes reaching to or over the knee, worn inside a shoe or boot.
2. An insole placed inside a shoe to improve its fit.

Idiom: pull one's socks up

colloq
To make an effort to do better.

Idiom: put a sock in it

slang
To become silent; to be quiet.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon socc light shoe.

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sock²
verb

slang:
socked, socking
1. To hit with a powerful blow.

noun

1. A powerful blow.

Idiom: sock it to someone

slang
To make a powerful impression on them.

Etymology: 17c.