sock

sock
Synonyms and related words:
ballet skirt, bang, bash, bat, beating, belt, biff, bladder, blow, bonk, bonnet, boot, breech, buskin, cap, cap and bells, chop, clap, clip, cloak, clobber, clout, clump, coat, coif, coldcock, costume, coxcomb, crack, cut, dash, deal, deal a blow, deck, dig, ding, dint, disguise, drub, drubbing, drumming, fetch, fetch a blow, frock, fusillade, getup, gown, hat, hit, hit a clip, hood, hose, hosiery, jab, jacket, knock, knock cold, knock down, knock out, let have it, lick, mantle, masquerade, motley, outfit, paste, pelt, plunk, poke, pound, punch, rap, rig, shirt, shoe, slam, slapstick, slog, slug, smack, smash, smite, snap, soak, socks, sough, stocking, stockings, strike, strike at, stroke, swat, swing, swipe, tattoo, thump, thwack, tights, tutu, wallop, whack, wham, whop, yerk

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  • sock — ► NOUN 1) a knitted garment for the foot and lower part of the leg. 2) an insole. 3) informal a hard blow. ► VERB informal ▪ hit forcefully. ● knock (or blow) someone s socks off Cf. ↑knock …   English terms dictionary

  • Sock — es una expresión que, literalmente, significa acción rápida o violenta, y que se aplicó, especialmente en la época del jazz tradicional y el Swing a una determinada forma de ejecutar los temas, potente y arrolladora (Sock Style). En este mismo… …   Wikipedia Español

  • sock — sock1 [säk] n. [ME socke < OE socc < L soccus, type of light, low heeled shoe < Gr sukchis, prob. of Phrygian orig.; akin to Avestan haxa , sole of the foot] 1. a light shoe worn by comic characters in ancient Greek and Roman drama 2.… …   English World dictionary

  • Sock — Sock, n. [OE. sock, AS. socc, fr. L. soccus a kind of low heeled, light shoe. Cf. {Sucket}.] 1. The shoe worn by actors of comedy in ancient Greece and Rome, used as a symbol of comedy, or of the comic drama, as distinguished from tragedy, which… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sock — (s[o^]k), v. t. [Perh. shortened fr. sockdolager.] To hurl, drive, or strike violently; often with it as an object. [Prov. or Vulgar] Kipling. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sock — Sock, n. [F. soc, LL. soccus, perhaps of Celtic origin.] A plowshare. Edin. Encyc. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sock in — Sock in, v. t. to cause (an airport) to cease functioning, by severe weather conditions, such as fog or a snowstorm. Used often in the passive; the airport was socked in for two days by a blizzard. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sock it to — ► sock it to informal make a forceful impression on. Main Entry: ↑sock …   English terms dictionary

  • sock — [n/v] hit hard beat, belt, bop, buffet, chop, clout, cuff, ding, nail, paste, punch, slap, smack, smash, soak, whack; concept 189 Ant. tap …   New thesaurus

  • sock|er|oo — «SOK uh ROO», noun. U.S. Slang. a smash hit; smasheroo; socko …   Useful english dictionary

  • sock|et — «SOK iht», noun, verb. –n. 1. a hollow part or piece for receiving and holding something. A candlestick has a socket in which to set a candle. A light bulb is screwed into a socket. 2. a connecting place for electric wires and plugs: »Please plug …   Useful english dictionary

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