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Definitions for Sock

[1] a short stocking usually reaching to the calf or just above the ankle.
[2] a lightweight shoe worn by ancient Greek and Roman comic actors.
[3] comic writing for the theater; comedy or comic drama. Compare buskin(def 4) .
[4] Furniture . a raised vertical area of a club or pad foot.
[5] sock puppet(def 3) .
[6] knock one's /the socks off . knock(def 29) .
[7] to strike or hit hard.
[8] a hard blow.
[9] a very successful show, performance, actor, etc.: The show was a sock.
[10] extremely successful: a sock performance.
[11] sock away , to put into savings or reserve.
[12] sock in , to close or ground because of adverse weather conditions: The airport was socked in.
[13] a cloth covering for the foot, reaching to between the ankle and knee and worn inside a shoe
[14] an insole put in a shoe, as to make it fit better
[15] a light shoe worn by actors in ancient Greek and Roman comedy, sometimes taken to allude to comic drama in general (as in the phrase sock and buskin ) See buskin
[16] another name for windsock
[17] pull one's socks up British informal to make a determined effort, esp in order to regain control of a situation
[18] put a sock in it British slang be quiet!
[19] (tr) to provide with socks
[20] socked in US and Canadian slang (of an airport) closed by adverse weather conditions
[21] (usually tr) to hit with force
[22] sock it to to make a forceful impression on
[23] a forceful blow

Words related to Sock

belt, ding, smash, soak, chop, bop, clout, punch, buffet, nail, beat, smack, cuff, slap, paste, whack

Words nearby Sock

sociopolitical, sociopsychological, socioreligious, sociosexual, sociotechnological, sock, sock away, sock in, sock it to, sock lining, sock puppet

Origin of Sock

2First recorded in 1690–1700; origin uncertain

Other words from Sock

sock·less , adjective
sock·less·ness , noun

Word origin for Sock

C17: of obscure origin

Synonyms for Sock

belt, beat, bop, buffet, chop, clout, cuff, ding, nail, paste, punch, slap, smack, smash, soak, whack