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Singular
sock

Plural
socks or sox

sock (plural socks or sox)

  1. A knitted or woven covering for the foot.
  2. A shoe worn by Greco-Roman comedy actors.
  3. A violent blow, punch
  4. A shortened version of (Internet) sock puppet
    "For enemies near are enemies known though socks are a bother he feels at last not alone "
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Infinitive
to sock

Third person singular
socks

Simple past
socked

Past participle
socked

Present participle
socking

to sock (third-person singular simple present socks, present participle socking, simple past and past participle socked)

  1. vt To hit or strike violently.
  2. vi To deliver a blow.
    They may let you off the first time, but the second time they'll sock it to you—James Jones
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