socks

Variant of sock

sock definition

sock (säk)

noun

  1. a light shoe worn by comic characters in ancient Greek and Roman drama
  2. comedy or the muse of comedy
  3. pl. socks or sox a knitted covering for the foot and ankle, like a short stocking, sometimes extending to just below the knee (kneesock)
  4. 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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