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

  • (..) a-a "yes, ma'am" or a "thank you"? - Yes, ma'am. What a dope. Hurry up. Yes, ma'am. Uh, you don't need your shoes or your socks. - Just leave 'em. - Yes, ma'am. Thank the boiler man, you idiot. You know he's really (..)
    2001 Spirited Away