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- [sok]
- /sɒk/
- /sɒk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sok]
- /sɒk/
Definitions of sock word
- noun plural sock a short stocking usually reaching to the calf or just above the ankle. 1
- noun plural sock a lightweight shoe worn by ancient Greek and Roman comic actors. 1
- noun plural sock comic writing for the theater; comedy or comic drama. Compare buskin (def 4). 1
- noun plural sock Furniture. a raised vertical area of a club or pad foot. 1
- noun plural sock sock puppet (def 3). 1
- idioms sock knock one's / the socks off. knock (def 29). 1
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Origin of sock
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English socke, Old English socc ≪ Latin soccus slipper
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sock
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sock popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sock usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sock
verb sock
- altercate — to argue, esp heatedly; dispute
- bam — a hoax, deception, cheating
- bamming — a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- belt — A belt is a strip of leather or cloth that you fasten round your waist.
- biff — If you biff someone, you hit them with your fist.
noun sock
- bat — A bat is a specially shaped piece of wood that is used for hitting the ball in baseball, softball, cricket, rounders, or table tennis.
- bell-ringer — Alternative spelling of bell ringer.
- birr — to make or cause to make a whirring sound
- blindside — If you say that you were blindsided by something, you mean that it surprised you in a negative way.
- blipping — bleeping.
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