Definition

1. Noun:

   • A piece of clothing for the foot: A soft, typically knitted item worn on the foot, inside a shoe, covering the ankle and sometimes part of the calf.
   • A wind indicator: A truncated cloth cone, often mounted on a mast, used to show wind direction, especially at airports or airfields.

2. Verb:

   • To hit forcefully: To strike someone or something hard, especially with the fist.

Examples

• Noun:

  • I need to buy a new pair of black socks.
  • The wind sock on the runway showed a strong crosswind.

• Verb:

  • The boxer socked his opponent in the jaw.

Advanced Usage

• "To knock/blow someone's socks off": To greatly impress or amaze someone.

  • Her performance in the play really knocked my socks off.

• "To pull one's socks up": To make an effort to improve one's work or behavior.

  • If you want to pass the exam, you need to pull your socks up.

Variants and Related Words

• Sock away (phrasal verb): To save money, especially regularly or in large amounts.

  • He's been socking away a portion of his salary for years.

• Socking (adjective, informal): Used for emphasis, meaning very or extremely.

  • That's a socking great lie!

Synonyms

• Noun (clothing): Hose, stocking.
• Verb (hit): Punch, slug, wallop, smack.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Sock in (verb phrase): For weather (especially fog) to close an airport or make conditions impossible for flying.
  • The airport was socked in by heavy fog all morning.

Related Idioms

• "Put a sock in it!": A rude way of telling someone to be quiet.
  • I'm trying to concentrate—put a sock in it!

Noun

1. a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
2. hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee

Verb

1. hit hard