socks
Variant of sock
sock
definition
sock (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 (kneesock)
- windsock
Etymology: 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
sock Idioms
sock away
☆Informal to set aside (money), esp. as savings
sock in
☆ to ground (an aircraft) or close (an airfield) as because of fog: usually in the passive voice
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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