Meaning & use

sock

noun·Everyday

A piece of clothing made to cover the foot and lower leg, worn inside a shoe.

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He pulled on a warm wool sock before putting on his winter boots.

One sock always seems to go missing in the wash somehow.

A note on using this word

The informal command 'sock someone' as a verb means to hit forcefully, unrelated to the clothing sense.

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