sock

Definition

  • noun: a piece of clothing that is worn on your foot and that covers your ankle and sometimes the lower part of your leg
  • noun: a low shoe or slipper
  • verb: to hit (someone or something) hard
  • verb: to hit, strike, or apply forcefully
  • usually plural
  • synonyms: plowshare, half hose

Examples

  • Legislators are getting ready to 'sock it to' homeowners with high property tax increases.

  • This song will 'knock your socks off'. [=you will enjoy this song very much]

  • My father had been 'socking away' money since I was a young boy.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Right around the corner? lt's right around the corner! l'm going to college! Look at me! l'm big toy on campus! Hello! -Hey, l'll see you at the sock hop. -Okay, Potsie. Hey, listen. lf any of you guys ever get to Sunnyside Daycare, you tell 'em Woody made it home. -You came from Sunnyside? (..)
    2010 Toy Story 3