sock

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Verb 1.3.1.1 Derived terms 1.3.1.2 Translations

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[edit] Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɒk

[edit] Etymology 1

• From Old English socc, a West Germanic borrowing from Latin soccus

[edit] Noun

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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[edit] Etymology 2

• Unknown

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[edit] Verb

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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• sock away
• sock in

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