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(säk)

noun

a light shoe worn by comic characters in ancient Greek and Roman drama
comedy or the muse of comedy
pl. socks or sox a knitted covering for the foot and ankle, like a short stocking, sometimes extending to just below the knee ()
windsock

Origin: ME socke < OE socc < L soccus, type of light, low-heeled shoe < Gr sukchis, prob. of Phrygian orig.; akin to Avestan haxa-, sole of the foot

transitive verb

to hit or strike with force, esp. with the fist

Origin: Early ModE < cant

noun

a blow

adverb

directly; squarely

See sock in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

pl. socks socks or sox (sŏks) A short stocking reaching a point between the ankle and the knee.
Meteorology A windsock.
a. A light shoe worn by comic actors in ancient Greek and Roman plays.
b. Comic drama; comedy: “He . . . knew all niceties of the sock and buskin” (Byron).

transitive verb socked, sock·ing, socks socks

To provide with socks.

Phrasal Verbs: sock away Informal To put (money) away in a safe place for future use. sock in To close to air traffic: fog that socked in the airport.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English socke

Origin: , from Old English socc, a kind of light shoe

Origin: , from Latin soccus

Origin: , possibly from Greek sunkhis, sukkhos, Phrygian shoe

verb socked, sock·ing, socks socks

verb, transitive

To hit or strike forcefully; punch.

verb, intransitive

To deliver a blow.

noun

A hard blow or punch.