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- [sok]
- /sɒk/
- /sɒk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sok]
- /sɒk/
Definitions of socked word
- verb with object socked to strike or hit hard. 1
- noun socked a hard blow. 1
- noun socked a very successful show, performance, actor, etc.: The show was a sock. 1
- adjective socked extremely successful: a sock performance. 1
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Origin of socked
First appearance:
before 1690 One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1690-1700; origin uncertain
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Socked
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
socked 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.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
socked usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for socked
verb socked
- bammed — Simple past tense and past participle of bam.
- clouted — a blow, especially with the hand; cuff: The bully gave him a painful clout on the head.
- flailed — an instrument for threshing grain, consisting of a staff or handle to one end of which is attached a freely swinging stick or bar.
- larruped — Simple past tense and past participle of larrup.
- walloped — to beat soundly; thrash.
noun socked
- batted — Sports. the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball. a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis. a whip used by a jockey. the act of using a club or racket in a game. the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- cuffed — a blow with the fist or the open hand; buffet.
- hosed — a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point: a garden hose; a fire hose.
- lolloped — Simple past tense and past participle of lollop.
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