■ noun
1》 a knitted garment for the foot and lower part of the leg.
2》 an insole.
3》 a white marking on the lower part of a horse's leg.
4》 informal a hard blow.
↘ N. Amer. force or emphasis.
■ verb informal
1》 hit forcefully.
2》 ( ~ something away ) N. Amer. save up money.
3》 (usu. be ~ed in ) N. Amer. envelop or make impassable by inhospitable weather conditions: the beach was ~ed in with fog.
Phrases
knock (or blow ) someone's ~s off informal amaze or impress someone.
knock the ~s off informal surpass or beat.
pull one's ~s up informal make an effort to improve.
put a ~ in it Brit. informal stop talking.
~ it to someone informal attack or make a forceful impression on someone.
Origin
OE socc 'light shoe', of Gmc origin, from L. soccus 'comic actor's shoe, light low-heeled slipper', from Gk sukkhos .