sock away

sock a·way

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sok uh-wey]
- /sɒk əˈweɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sok uh-wey]
- /sɒk əˈweɪ/

Definitions of sock away words

verb with object sock away to strike or hit hard. 1
noun sock away a hard blow. 1
noun sock away a very successful show, performance, actor, etc.: The show was a sock. 1
adjective sock away extremely successful: a sock performance. 1
verb sock away to save up 0
noun sock away to set aside (money), esp. as savings 0

See all 6 definitions of sock away

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Origin of sock away

First appearance:

before 1690

One of the 49% oldest English words

First recorded in 1690-1700; origin uncertain

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Parts of speech for Sock away

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sock away

sock away 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".

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Synonyms for sock away

verb sock away

bank — A bank is a building where a bank offers its services.
binning — a box or enclosed place for storing grain, coal, or the like.
buy up — If you buy up land, property, or a commodity, you buy large amounts of it, or all that is available.
conserve — If you conserve a supply of something, you use it carefully so that it lasts for a long time.
cut corners — to do something in the easiest and shortest way, esp at the expense of high standards

All 23 Synonyms of sock away