I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a sock/underwear/cutlery etc drawer (= containing socks, underwear etc )
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He hid the gun in his sock drawer.
bobby socks
odd socks/gloves etc (= not a matching pair of socks etc )
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He was wearing odd socks.
tube sock
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
black
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Tommy, following instructions from the uniform department, had shiny new black ones, with black socks .
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The first snowstorm blew in from the north, and crows crossed the sky before it like thrown black socks .
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There were two more feet - black shoes, black socks .
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With or without turn-ups - but short nevertheless - worn with black shoes, black socks , patterned polo shirts.
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She was still wearing muddy breeches, black socks and Merlin s polo shirt.
green
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Robert struggled into his green socks .
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Then he buttoned the top over his undershirt, and pulled on a pair of green socks .
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He was wearing green socks , with the big toes sticking out.
odd
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For dumped along with several worn and odd socks was £500 he had hidden in the foot of one pair!
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On his feet were a pair of odd socks that were holed at the toes.
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Today, also odd sock day, students and lecturers will be selling themselves to carry out jobs for the week.
old
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Has Peter been smoking his old gym socks ?
red
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Don't you dare tell Steven that you found this pair of red socks under my bed!
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It wasn't until 1970 that modern textile colouring made the now familiar red and white sock possible.
thick
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His feet are usually cocooned in two pairs of thick socks and heavy walking boots - even during hot weather!
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Through the gap at the end her thick grey sock protruded.
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Then she reached into her sack and took out a thick pair of socks .
white
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Nice white socks and a proper little coat.
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Jockey shorts on sale in outdoor bins on Broadway entrance him. White tube socks with different bands of color delight him.
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He was wearing blue trousers and little white socks .
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White shirt, open at the neck; white pants, white shoes, white socks .
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Her white socks and sandals pristine on her little feet.
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Most fellows wore heavy white athletic socks .
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Chester, a chestnut gelding with three white socks , was a particular family pet.
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Forget the white socks and team shirts splashed with the logo of your favorite gas-jockeys.
woollen
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Willie stared in amazement at the fields, his thin woollen socks heaped around his ankles.
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He handed him a thick pair of woollen socks .
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One deaf centre contributed over 700 knitted pairs of woollen socks .
■ NOUN
ankle
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She was wearing Ray-Bans, a pale blue sunsuit, and white ankle socks under ivory-colored high-heeled espadrilles.
drawer
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He made piles of quarters in his sock drawer when he emptied his pockets at night.
■ VERB
blow
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So, he popped down to my office, stuck this demo on the turntable and it just blew my socks off.
knock
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The current crop of non-Windows databases can knock the socks off their predecessors.
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This in-your-face marketing could be forgiven if the food absolutely knocked your socks off.
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And yet the correlations just knock my socks off...
pull
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Maybe we needed to pull our socks up and we are trying to do just that.
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With 16 games to go Oxford have still got time to pull their socks up.
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You're not exactly a young lad any more so you've got to pull your socks up.
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I pulled on some socks and shoes and ran to the iron door.
put
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When Moran eventually appeared he did not speak but fussed excessively as he put on socks and boots.
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When we get up in the morning, we put on our socks , then our shoes.
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After a while he put on his socks and good shoes and the flannel suit coat.
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She put her socks and shoes at attention at the foot of the chair.
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The foot was too big to get a boot on so I put on two woolly socks and a plastic bag.
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The 170-pound Veras put some sock where his mouth is an inning later.
wash
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Earl Varney was squatting over the creek, dipping a stockinged foot into the water to wash his socks .
wear
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On holiday you might like to give your feet a rest and not wear socks .
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They wore high socks and had the largest pairs of shoes and, by implication, feet, Fong had ever seen.
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If you didn't wear socks , you should have done.
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Most fellows wore heavy white athletic socks .
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On his third raid Fielding wore a sock over his head.
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Keep feet dry and wear socks to cushion feet.
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He was wearing green socks , with the big toes sticking out.
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And you seem to get very mad and sometimes have a tantrum when some one even suggests that you wear these socks .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
ankle socks/boots
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Her ankle boots she had picked up in an army surplus store, and were the most comfortable she had ever possessed.
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Scottie is mainly black, with a white chest and white ankle socks on black legs.
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She was dressed casually in a pair of faded Levi jeans, brown ankle boots and a baggy white T-shirt.
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She was wearing Ray-Bans, a pale blue sunsuit, and white ankle socks under ivory-colored high-heeled espadrilles.
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Snakeskin zip-up ankle boots with open toe and heel, $ 134. 95.
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The boys, meanwhile, were yanking on elastic-sided ankle boots; very hip, very Beatles.
knock sb's socks off
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Cierra's performance knocked my socks off!
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And yet the correlations just knock my socks off...
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The current crop of non-Windows databases can knock the socks off their predecessors.
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This in-your-face marketing could be forgiven if the food absolutely knocked your socks off.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I just need to put my socks and shoes on.
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Larry gave him a sock in the arm.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A small boy in pajamas and socks wanders blearily behind his father, hands clapped over his ears.
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For dumped along with several worn and odd socks was £500 he had hidden in the foot of one pair!
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He had taken off his shoes and socks.
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He sat on the edge of the gazebo, wrung out the sock and dried himself as best he could.
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This arrangement suited Fogarty down to his socks.
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Willie stared in amazement at the fields, his thin woollen socks heaped around his ankles.
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You would carry this in your sock and give it back to the man, reclaiming your clothes on your way out.
II. verb
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
ankle socks/boots
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Her ankle boots she had picked up in an army surplus store, and were the most comfortable she had ever possessed.
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Scottie is mainly black, with a white chest and white ankle socks on black legs.
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She was dressed casually in a pair of faded Levi jeans, brown ankle boots and a baggy white T-shirt.
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She was wearing Ray-Bans, a pale blue sunsuit, and white ankle socks under ivory-colored high-heeled espadrilles.
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Snakeskin zip-up ankle boots with open toe and heel, $ 134. 95.
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The boys, meanwhile, were yanking on elastic-sided ankle boots; very hip, very Beatles.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Airline passengers are being socked with fuel surcharges.
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Bill socked her so hard that the bruise lasted a week.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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I began crying and swearing and socking myself on the head for being such a damn fool.
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We have to be ready to sock them in the mouth, to kick back when they kick us.