sock
Noun
- A knitted covering for the foot and lower leg.
- hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee
- a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
- A knitted or woven covering for the foot.
- Synonym of soccus, a light shoe worn by Ancient Greek and Roman comedic actors.
- A cat's or dog's lower leg that is a different color (usually white) from the color pattern on the rest of the animal.
- A sock puppet (type of online account).
- Ellipsis of windsock.
- Ellipsis of gun sock.
- A sleeve for a microphone to reduce noise.
- A violent blow; a punch.
- A ploughshare.
- Abbreviation of socket.
Verb
Verb Forms: socked, socking, socks
- To strike forcefully; to hit with a hard blow.
- hit hard
- To hit or strike violently; to deliver a blow to.
- To throw.
Intj
- The sound of a punch or powerful blow.
Adj
- Extremely successful.
Examples
- He found ’SOCK’ among his tiles, a small word with a surprising hook.
- He wanted to sock his opponent with a high-scoring word.
Origin / Etymology
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.
Synonyms
air sock, air-sleeve, bash, bonk, bop, drogue, whap, whop, wind cone, wind sleeve, wind sock, windsock, Thalia, mitten, soccus, socko
Scrabble Score: 10
sock: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsock: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sock: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary