sock en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /sɑk/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /sɒk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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.
Meanings
- A knitted or woven covering for the foot.
- (historical, uncommon) Synonym of soccus, a light shoe worn by Ancient Greek and Roman comedic actors.
- 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.
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A sleeve for a microphone to reduce noise.
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.
2024, Minelle Mahtani, May It Have a Happy Ending, page 42:
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal) Ellipsis of gun sock.
alt of gun sock
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(Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of sock puppet.
alt of sock puppet
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal) Ellipsis of windsock.
alt of windsock
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.
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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| socks | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| sox | Number=Plur, Polite=Infm | nonstandard | lexicographic |
Deriveds
put a sock in it · sweat sock · frog in a sock · air sock · wind sock · verruca sock · grippy sock jail · hospital sock · cumsock · crew sock · sockless · support sock · grippy sock hotel · undersock · sock it · footsock · grippy sock · no show sock · soccasin · purple sock · sockwear · sneaker sock · pop sock · grippy sock vacation · bless someone's cotton socks · Winsock · socklike · white sock · wring out one's sock · bobby sock · cock sock · sock puppeteer · poopsock · knee sock · sock puppet · oversock · diabetic sock · trainer sock · wank sock · pull one's socks up · soccasins · slipper sock · sock away · tidy one's sock drawer · sock link · sock foot · sockmaking · trouser sock · toe sock · sock-shop · wanking sock · knock somebody's socks off · sockmaster · tube sock · mike sock · sock and buskin · fox's socks · bedsock · sock cymbal · stuff a sock in it · windsock · compression sock · sock hop · secret sock · business sock · sockmaker · socksies · stick a sock in it · sockies · sockprint · sockful · sock monkey · low-sock · boob sock · sock-knocking · bobby socks · flight sock · sock yarn · slock · ankle sock · sockpuppet · sockette · hockey sock · socklet · no-show sock
Descendants
Hypernyms
Synonyms
mitten · soccus · sockie · Thalia
Translations (202)
ga clabhta (violent blow) · gl carpín (covering for the foot) · kk шұлық (covering for the foot) · sq çorap (covering for the foot) · io kalzeto (covering for the foot) · nl sok (covering for the foot) · acw شُرَّاب (covering for the foot) · ar جَوْرَب (covering for the foot) · la ūdō (covering for the foot) · fur cjalce (covering for the foot) · nan-hbl 襪仔 /袜仔 (covering for the foot) · wa tchåssete (covering for the foot) · el κάλτσα (covering for the foot) · sh čàrapa (covering for the foot) · ur جِراب (covering for the foot) · lo ຖົງເທົ້າ (covering for the foot) · uz noski (covering for the foot) · or ମୋଜା (covering for the foot) · ja ソックス (covering for the foot) · ne मोजा (covering for the foot) · ltg zeče (covering for the foot) · sv strumpa (covering for the foot) · fa-ira جوراب (covering for the foot) · ang socc (covering for the foot) · lo ຖົງ (covering for the foot) · aeb كلسيطة (covering for the foot) · cs ponožka (covering for the foot) · tt оекбаш (covering for the foot) · lb Séckchen (covering for the foot) · kmr gore (covering for the foot) · ru нока́ут (violent blow) · rm chaltschiel (covering for the foot) · ab ақалҧад (covering for the foot) · fi isku (violent blow) · aeb كلاسط (covering for the foot) · kk ұйық (covering for the foot) · it calza (covering for the foot) · es media (covering for the foot) · rm socca (covering for the foot) · af kous (covering for the foot) · ro ciorap (covering for the foot) · el γροθιά (violent blow) · ary تقشيرة (covering for the foot) · inh пазат (covering for the foot) · mn оймс (covering for the foot) · yo ìbọ̀sẹ̀ (covering for the foot) · yi זאָק (covering for the foot) · amw ܟܠܫܢܘ (covering for the foot) · la impilium (covering for the foot) · ajp جربان (covering for the foot) · prs جُورَاب (covering for the foot) · tg ҷуроб (covering for the foot) · pl skarpeta (covering for the foot) · nb sokk (covering for the foot) · ast calcetu (covering for the foot) · km ស្រោមជើង (covering for the foot) · pt meia (covering for the foot) · vi tất (covering for the foot) · ur موزَہ (covering for the foot) · izh noska (covering for the foot) · ajp جراب (covering for the foot) · gd stocainn (covering for the foot) · he פֻּזְמָק (covering for the foot) · he גֶּרֶב (covering for the foot) · crh şorap (covering for the foot) · ota چوراب (covering for the foot) · ca calcetí (covering for the foot) · cic iabiso̠wa' (covering for the foot) · nl kous (covering for the foot) · th ถุงเท้า (covering for the foot) · fur cjalcìn (covering for the foot) · vi vớ (covering for the foot) · scn quasetta (covering for the foot) · lt kojinė (covering for the foot) · hy գուլպա (covering for the foot) · zdj hofu (covering for the foot) · ca mitjó (covering for the foot) · ko 양말 (covering for the foot) · fo hosa (covering for the foot) · eu galtzerdi motz (covering for the foot) · uk шкарпе́тка (covering for the foot) · ojw asikan (covering for the foot) · bg чора́п (covering for the foot) · aeb قلسيطة (covering for the foot) · chr ᎠᎵᏲ (covering for the foot) · bo ཨོ་མོ་སུ (covering for the foot) · hy կիսագուլպա (covering for the foot) · gd socais (covering for the foot) · tk jorap (covering for the foot) · kxd stukin (covering for the foot) · eo ŝtrumpeto (covering for the foot) · bo ཨུམ་སུ་ལུ (covering for the foot) · fr bas (covering for the foot) · mt kalzetta (covering for the foot) · ky носки (covering for the foot) · fo sokkur (covering for the foot) · vo lustog (covering for the foot) · sk náraz (violent blow) · km ទ្រនាប់ជើង (covering for the foot) · be шкарпэ́тка (covering for the foot) · zza puçık (diq) (covering for the foot) · ckb گۆرەوی (covering for the foot) · mi tōkena (covering for the foot) · xh kawusi (covering for the foot) · sl nogavica (covering for the foot) · rm caltschiel (covering for the foot) · ms sarung kaki (covering for the foot) · ain ケロㇷ゚ (covering for the foot) · lt įklotė (covering for the foot) · az corab (covering for the foot) · da sok (covering for the foot) · ro șosetă (covering for the foot) · rm caltschetta (covering for the foot) · qu p'ullqu (covering for the foot) · es soquete (covering for the foot) · lv zeķe (covering for the foot) · pl skarpetka (covering for the foot) · ia calcea (covering for the foot) · za mad (covering for the foot) · rm caltschul (covering for the foot) · ja 靴下 (covering for the foot) · pdt Sock (covering for the foot) · mn богино оймс (covering for the foot) · bo ཨུ་སུ (covering for the foot) · et sokk (covering for the foot) · sh ча̀рапа (covering for the foot) · es calceta (covering for the foot) · my ခြေစွပ် (covering for the foot) · is sokkur (covering for the foot) · ka წინდა (covering for the foot) · ru уда́р (violent blow) · uz paypoq (covering for the foot) · tg ҷӯроб (covering for the foot) · wa tchåsse (covering for the foot) · ru носо́к (covering for the foot) · vec calsa (covering for the foot) · nrf chaussette (covering for the foot) · ovd sukka (covering for the foot) · arz شَرَاب (covering for the foot) · sk úder (violent blow) · arz شُرَاب (covering for the foot) · sw soksi (covering for the foot) · as মোজা (covering for the foot) · pt soco (violent blow) · tr çorap (covering for the foot) · gl media (covering for the foot) · uk носо́к (covering for the foot) · afb دلاغ (covering for the foot) · rsk зокна (covering for the foot) · fi sukka (Greco-Roman shoe) · fr socque (Greco-Roman shoe) · id kaus kaki (covering for the foot) · vec calseto (covering for the foot) · mk чорап (covering for the foot) · yue 襪 /袜 (covering for the foot) · ky байпак (covering for the foot) · tl medyas (covering for the foot) · eu galtzetin (covering for the foot) · rm caltschol (covering for the foot) · cmn 襪子 /袜子 (covering for the foot) · fi sukka (covering for the foot) · af sokkie (covering for the foot) · wa sokete (covering for the foot) · el περιπόδιο (covering for the foot) · hu zokni (covering for the foot) · apc كَلْسَة (covering for the foot) · oc cauceta (covering for the foot) · gl calza (covering for the foot) · vi bít tất (covering for the foot) · non sokkr (covering for the foot) · vec calça (covering for the foot) · sv socka (covering for the foot) · de Socke (covering for the foot) · sk ponožka (covering for the foot) · fr chaussette (covering for the foot) · ist calsa (covering for the foot) · cy hosanau (covering for the foot) · fi lyönti (violent blow) · mt peduna (covering for the foot) · bg у́дар (violent blow) · mi moto (violent blow) · liv sukā (covering for the foot) · nn sokk (covering for the foot) · hu fuszekli (covering for the foot) · ce пазат (covering for the foot) · nv yistłé (covering for the foot) · ug پايپاق (covering for the foot) · es calcetín (covering for the foot) · rm piöl (covering for the foot) · it calzino (covering for the foot) · cs fusekle (covering for the foot) · cy hosan (covering for the foot) · si මේස් (covering for the foot) · hi मोज़ा (covering for the foot) · syc ܘܣܐ (covering for the foot) · ht chosèt (covering for the foot) · ovd åvsukk (covering for the foot) · de Strumpf (covering for the foot) · mr पायमोजा (covering for the foot) · ga stoca gearr (covering for the foot) · bn মোজা (covering for the foot) · my ခြေအိတ် (covering for the foot)