socked in

sock in

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sok in]
- /sɒk ɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sok in]
- /sɒk ɪn/

Definitions of socked in words

verb with object socked in to strike or hit hard. 1
noun socked in a hard blow. 1
noun socked in a very successful show, performance, actor, etc.: The show was a sock. 1
adjective socked in extremely successful: a sock performance. 1
noun socked in (of an airport) closed by adverse weather conditions 0

See all 5 definitions of socked in

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Origin of socked in

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 in

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Socked in

socked in 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".

socked in usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for socked in

adj socked in

dewy — Something that is dewy is wet with dew.
foggy — thick with or having much fog; misty: a foggy valley; a foggy spring day.
misty — abounding in or clouded by mist.

adjective socked in

enveloped — Simple past tense and past participle of envelop.

All 4 Synonyms of socked in