sock

CEFRA1

/sɒk/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    A piece of clothing worn on the foot inside a shoe.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Synonym of soccus, a light shoe worn by Ancient Greek and Roman comedic actors.

Examples

  • There is a hole in your sock.

  • You have your right sock on wrong side out.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. 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.

  2. A knitted or woven covering for the foot.

  3. A sleeve for a microphone to reduce noise.

More examples

In context

  • 1960, Billboard magazine reviewer Sock performance on a catchy rhythm ditty with infectious tempo.

  • In the county of Wexford, where the beam was much shorter[…] the sock in general is of cast iron.

  • ‘Say, does that sock in the jaw hurt any more? It was a dinger.’

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.