as in stocking
a close-fitting covering for the foot and leg
black socks to go with black pants and shoes
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as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
a wiseacre who deserves a good sock in the face
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as in to knock
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
kept socking the punching bag until he was exhausted
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Recent Examples of sock
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 12 Jan. 2025
From puffer jackets to cozy socks, there’s so much great clothing on sale at Amazon.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2025
Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 June 2024
The Guardians hadn’t led at the end of an inning in five days (39 innings) before Steven Kwan socked a leadoff homer on Saturday, which Vogt said released a pressure valve in the dugout.
—Zack Meisel, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
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Noun
But only Roborock actually demoed its robot picking anything up — and that was just a sock.
—Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 12 Jan. 2025
From puffer jackets to cozy socks, there’s so much great clothing on sale at Amazon.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2025
Verb
Charlie socks him in the jaw, interrupting his apology.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 June 2024
The Guardians hadn’t led at the end of an inning in five days (39 innings) before Steven Kwan socked a leadoff homer on Saturday, which Vogt said released a pressure valve in the dugout.
—Zack Meisel, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sock
Verb
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And in this case, Homeland Security is knocking on states’ doors.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
25 Jan. 2025
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But Keys was able to knock the tennis titan off balance with a stunning opening match, eventually winning the whole tournament in the final set, which was tied till the very end.—
Mansee Khurana,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
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Newsom greeted Trump with a handshake, and the president slapped him on the back.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
25 Jan. 2025
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President Trump has threatened to slap tariffs as high as 100% on Chinese goods if Beijing refuses to allow a sale of TikTok.—
Haleluya Hadero,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The Irish inched farther into field goal range over the next 26 seconds to set up kicker Mitch Jeter’s game winner from 41 yards out, punching their ticket to the national championship game.—
Scott Dochterman,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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One of Brown's entourage reportedly used a homophobic slur against Ocean, and Brown allegedly punched Ocean and threatened to shoot him, according to an incident report TMZ obtained.—
Alex Heigl,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Holguin hit 4 of 7 of her 3-pointer attempts to help the Lightning finish with eight overall.—
Dan Albano,
Orange County Register,
25 Jan. 2025
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Since the Arenado trade, McMahon has locked down the hot corner for the Rockies while hitting .243 in his career.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Barkley smacked them for 296 yards and four TDs in the regular season.—
Bill Reinhard,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
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During that period, Ichiro smacked 2,533 of his 3,089 Major League hits, ranking him 25th on MLB’s all-time hits list.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
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At one point, Warren clapped and threw her arm up straight, following it with a wave.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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Beside him, Hadid, clearly not quite as passionate about the Philadelphia Eagles as her boyfriend, clapped and smiled politely.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The president-elect also briefly reflected on the assassination attempt against him last summer in Butler, Pennsylvania, when a gunman clipped his ear before law enforcement killed the shooter.—
Olivia Rinaldi,
CBS News,
19 Jan. 2025
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The end came when Procházka clipped Hill with a left and rocked him to the mat with a punishing right.—
Brian Martin,
Orange County Register,
18 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Some slammed the woman's decision to travel while sick, while others noted that avoiding potentially contagious passengers in a crowded airport can be challenging.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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But the giant headwinds slammed the economy — especially a property crisis fueling deflation — can make China’s official growth data seem fanciful.—
William Pesek,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Sock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sock. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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