n.
Function: verb
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: circa 1700
transitive verb : to hit, strike, or apply forcefully < sock a home run> <an area sock ed by a blizzard>
intransitive verb : to deliver a blow : HIT
– sock it to
slang : to subject to or as if to a vigorous assault <they may let you off the first time ⋯ but the second time they'll sock it to you ― James Jones>