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
Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2025
Of bills to pay and dinners yet to be made, hair to be brushed, socks to be folded.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
But with real estate values surging in recent years, more homeowners around the U.S. are now getting socked with higher property taxes and bumping against the SALT deduction limit, prompting some lawmakers to call for changes to the $10,000 cap.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 22 May 2025
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Noun
That didn’t happen, and this native of the Sunshine State arrived during one of Minnesota’s coldest winters with no job and no socks.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2025
Of bills to pay and dinners yet to be made, hair to be brushed, socks to be folded.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
Eugenio Suárez has socked a league-best 10 homers in his age-33 season.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
But with real estate values surging in recent years, more homeowners around the U.S. are now getting socked with higher property taxes and bumping against the SALT deduction limit, prompting some lawmakers to call for changes to the $10,000 cap.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sock
Verb
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She can be seen in the viral video being knocked unconscious and falling onto the pavement at the intersection of Fourth and Elm Street.—
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FOXNews.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Prosecutors say a woman was knocked unconscious and two other people suffered concussions.—
Kevin Grasha,
The Enquirer,
29 Aug. 2025
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When Mathews went to confront the man, the man slapped him in the face, Fox said.—
Kevin Grasha,
The Enquirer,
26 Aug. 2025
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For the next several hours, Jim Piazza said, members poured beer on Tim, performed a sternum rub, slapped him, held him down on the couch and threw things at him in an attempt to revive him.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
24 Aug. 2025
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Deion, 58, opened up about the news that his son Shilo, 25, had been cut by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this week after getting ejected for punching an opponent during the team’s final preseason NFL game on Saturday.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Terrell represented a Black teenager who’d been expelled from a Los Angeles high school for punching a white referee during a football game after the referee allegedly had directed racial epithets at him.—
Peter Elkind,
ProPublica,
27 Aug. 2025
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Quick hits Clarkston football defeated Belleville 38-7 at Wayne State to open up the MHSAA season.—
Christian Romo,
Freep.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Father Mackie's backstory hits the cutting room floor Loyal Osman readers might be surprised to learn that Father Mackie only has a few on-screen moments in the movie adaptation, and his heartbreaking backstory is largely cut for time.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
30 Aug. 2025
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Located at 200 Banker Street, Soft Bar sits on right on the Greenpoint/Williamsburg border, not far from the waterfront and smack in the middle of a sea of former warehouse spaces that have been redeveloped into residential buildings, small businesses and mixed-use spaces.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Vocals are sped up into squiggles, instruments are reversed and gated, percussion smacks you in the face and then suddenly vanishes.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
16 Aug. 2025
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Spectators clap during a naturalization ceremony for new U.S. citizens at Seattle Center on July 4, 2025 in Seattle, Washington.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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On Thursday, the square in front of the palace was packed with a massive audience, including schoolchildren, who clapped in unison during official speeches and a parade attended by thousands.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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But after opponents of the regulations tried to further clip them, Sen. Robert Rodriguez, the Senate’s majority leader and the regulations’ primary backer, killed the reform bill entirely.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
20 Aug. 2025
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But the acceptance speeches were also engaging enough to be clipped within the Primetime Emmys telecast.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
20 Aug. 2025
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And Patriots linebacker Jack Gibbens punched the ball out as Dart got his arm, body and head slammed to the turf.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
22 Aug. 2025
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In recent weeks, Trump has slammed Powell over cost overruns tied to the central bank’s $2.5 billion building renovation project.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Sock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sock. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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