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Meaning of 'sock' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sock [ n.]
- A plowshare.
- 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 is symbolized by the buskin.
- A knit or woven covering for the foot and lower leg; a stocking with a short leg.
- A warm inner sole for a shoe.

Meaning of 'sock' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sock [ v]
Meaning (1):
- hit hard
Example in sentence:
  • He smashed a 3-run homer;
  • The teacher whacked the boy

Nearby Words:

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