I. ˈsäk noun
( plural socks )
Etymology: Middle English socke, from Old English socc, from Latin soccus
Date: before 12th century
1. archaic : a low shoe or slipper
2. also plural sox ˈsäks : a knitted or woven covering for the foot usually worn under shoes and extending above the ankle and sometimes to the knee
3.
a. : a shoe worn by actors in Greek and Roman comedy
b. : comic drama
• sock·less adjective
II. 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
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- sock it to
III. noun
Date: circa 1700
: a vigorous or violent blow ; also : punch III,3