1 a piece of clothing that is worn over the foot, ankle and lower part of the leg, especially inside a shoe:
a pair of socks
2 (informal) a strong blow, especially with the FIST:
to give sb a sock on the jaw
IDIOMS
blow / knock sb's socks off (informal) to surprise or impress sb very much
put a sock in it (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) used to tell sb to stop talking or making a noise:
Can't you put a sock in it? I'm trying to work.
moreatPULLv.
verb [VN] (informal) to hit sb hard:
She got angry and socked him in the mouth. * (figurative) The banks are socking customers with higher charges.
IDIOMS
sock it to sb (informal or humorous) to do sth or tell sb sth in a strong and effective way:
Go in there and sock it to 'em!
PHRASALVERBS
sock sth<->away (AmE) to save money:
She already has $500 socked away for college.
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