sock
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɒk/
ipa: /sɑk/
rhymes: -ɒk
Forms: form: socks
form: sox
Etymology: From Middle English socke, sokke, sok, from Old English socc (“sock, light shoe, slipper”), a West Germanic borrowing from Latin soccus (“a light shoe or slipper, buskin”), from Ancient Greek σύκχος (súkkhos, “a kind of shoe”), probably from Phrygian or from an Anatolian language. Beekes compares Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬑𐬀 (haxa, “sole of the foot”). Cognate with Scots sok (“sock, stocking”), West Frisian sok (“sock”), Dutch sok (“sock”), German Socke (“sock”), Danish sok, sokke (“sock”), Swedish sock, socka (“sock”), Icelandic sokkur (“sock”). Doublet of zocco; also related to zoccolo, socle, and zocalo.
Senses: topics: business
clothing
fashion
lifestyle
manufacturing
textiles
glosses: A knitted or woven covering for the foot.
synonyms: word: Thalia
word: soccus
extra: a light shoe worn by Ancient Greek and Roman comedic actors
glosses: Synonym of soccus, a light shoe worn by Ancient Greek and Roman comedic actors.
synonyms: mitten
glosses: A cat's or dog's lower leg that is a different color (usually white) from the color pattern on the rest of the animal.
glosses: A sock puppet (type of online account).
examples: text: At 1331:58, UA Flight 757 reported that it was ready for takeoff on runway 35R. However, at 1332:05, 7 seconds later, it reported, "Ah, this is seven fifty seven, our sock sitting in front of us gives us a pretty good tail wind so we're not ready to go yet." The controller asked the flight to advise him when conditions were better.
ref: 1985 March 21, National Transportation Safety Board, “1.1 History of the Flight”, in Aircraft Accident Report: United Airlines Flight 663, Boeing 727-222, N7647U, Denver, Colorado, May 31, 1984, page 4:
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Ellipsis of windsock.
topics: engineering
firearms
government
military
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
politics
tools
war
weaponry
glosses: Ellipsis of gun sock.
examples: text: Turns out a sock is a soft cylindrical cover that goes over the mic. The sock sat forlornly on the table. It looked lonely. It reminded me of me. Aaron told me I punctuated my ps too much — I'm too punchy — and that I needed to soften how I spoke. He told me to put the sock' on the mic.
ref: 2024, Minelle Mahtani, May It Have a Happy Ending, page 42:
glosses: A sleeve for a microphone to reduce noise.
Derived terms: sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: air sock
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: ankle sock
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: bless someone's cotton socks
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: bobby sock
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: bobby socks
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: business sock
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: cock sock
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: compression sock
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: crew sock
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: diabetic sock
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: flight sock
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: frog in a sock
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: grippy sock
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: grippy sock hotel
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: grippy sock jail
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: grippy sock vacation
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: hockey sock
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: hospital sock
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: knee sock
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: knock somebody's socks off
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: low-sock
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: mike sock
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: no-show sock
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: no show sock
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: pop sock
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: pull one's socks up
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: put a sock in it
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: secret sock
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: slipper sock
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: sneaker sock
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: soccasins
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: sock and buskin
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: sock cymbal
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: sock hop
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: sock it
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: sock-knocking
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: sock link
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: sockmaster
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: sock monkey
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: sock puppeteer
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: sock puppet
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: sockpuppet
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: sock yarn
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: stick a sock in it
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: stuff a sock in it
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: support sock
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun); the
word: fox's socks
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: tidy one's sock drawer
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: toe sock
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: trainer sock
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: trouser sock
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: tube sock
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: verruca sock
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: wanking sock
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: wank sock
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: windsock
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: wind sock
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: Winsock
sense: Terms derived from sock (noun)
word: wring out one's sock
sense: Terms derived from sock (verb)
word: sock away