SOCK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sock mean? 

• SOCK (noun)
  The noun SOCK has 2 senses:

1. hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee

2. a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind

  Familiarity information: SOCK used as a noun is rare.

• SOCK (verb)
  The verb SOCK has 1 sense:

1. hit hard

  Familiarity information: SOCK used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOCK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("sock" is a kind of...):

hose; hosiery (socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sock"):

anklet; anklets; bobbysock; bobbysocks (a sock that reaches just above the ankle)

argyle; argyll (a sock knitted or woven with an argyle design (usually used in the plural))

athletic sock; sweat sock; varsity sock (a sock worn for athletic events)

knee-hi; knee-high (a sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees)

tabi; tabis (a sock with a separation for the big toe; worn with thong sandals by the Japanese)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

air-sleeve; air sock; drogue; sock; wind cone; wind sleeve; wind sock; windsock

Hypernyms ("sock" is a kind of...):

visual signal (a signal that involves visual communication)

• SOCK (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they sock    ... he / she / it socks   
Past simple: socked   
Past participle: socked   
-ing form: socking   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hit hard

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

bash; bonk; bop; sock; whap; whop

Hypernyms (to "sock" is one way to...):

hit (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

The fighter managed to sock his opponent

 Context examples 

Chances are, if you are negotiating a new salary or a raise, the compensation on offer will knock your socks off.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

My trouser had slipped up, exposing a few inches of my skin above my sock.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A team of scientists has found that 9 out of 10 pairs of socks for babies and children from 0–4 years old contain traces of bisphenol A and parabens.

(Nine out of ten pairs of baby socks on the market contain traces of bisphenol A and parabens, University of Granada)

His boots, his socks, his hat, and his watch—all were there.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He tore other strips and bound them about his feet to serve for both moccasins and socks.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

But the German went without his socks.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

By the afternoon, one feeding and one, stacking up, they were running socks and stockings through the mangle while the irons were heating.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Each is holding a sock worn by a young child in Ghana for one night only.

(The Dog's Nose Knows Malaria, Kevin Enochs/VOA)

And Jo shook the blue army sock till the needles rattled like castanets, and her ball bounded across the room.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

To prevent it: • Keep your feet clean, dry, and cool • Wear clean socks • Don't walk barefoot in public areas • Wear flip-flops in locker room showers • Keep your toenails clean and clipped short

(Athlete's Foot, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)