sock
noun · verb
Simple meaning
Hosiery made up of a cloth covering for the foot.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
sahkIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsɑk
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
clothing
Hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee
clothing
A knitted or woven covering for the foot.
slang
A violent blow; a punch.
The lower leg of an animal (of an animal) that is a different color (usually white) from the color pattern on the rest of the animal.
A sleeve for a microphone to reduce noise.
A ploughshare.
verb
slangtransitive
Hit hard
slangtransitive
To hit or strike violently; to deliver a blow to.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Formality
- Technical
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee
Used this way, sock is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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- “He lost one sock in the laundry again, as always happens.”
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
An adolescent girl wearing bobby socks (common in the 1940s).
A sock worn for athletic events.
A sock worn for athletic events.
A sock worn for athletic events.
A truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast.
A truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast.
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