sock

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sɒk/ (General American) IPA(key): /sɑk/ Rhymes: -ɒk Hyphenation: sock === Etymology 1 === From Middle English socke, sokke, sok, from Old English socc (“sock, light shoe, slipper”), a West Germanic borrowing from Latin soccus (“a light shoe or slipper, buskin”), from Ancient Greek σύκχος (súkkhos, “a kind of shoe”), probably from Phrygian or from an Anatolian language. Beekes compares Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬑𐬀 (haxa, “sole of the foot”). Cognate with Scots sok (“sock, stocking”), West Frisian sok (“sock”), Dutch sok (“sock”), German Socke (“sock”), Danish sok, sokke (“sock”), Swedish sock, socka (“sock”), Icelandic sokkur (“sock”). Doublet of zocco; also related to zoccolo, socle, and zocalo. ==== Noun ==== sock (plural socks or (informal, nonstandard) sox) (clothing) A knitted or woven covering for the foot. (historical, uncommon) Synonym of soccus, a light shoe worn by Ancient Greek and Roman comedic actors. Synonym: Thalia The lower leg of an animal (of an animal) that is a different color (usually white) from the color pattern on the rest of the animal. Synonym: mitten A sleeve for a microphone to reduce noise. (firearms, informal) Ellipsis of gun sock. (Internet slang) Ellipsis of sock puppet. (aviation, informal) Ellipsis of windsock. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → French: socquette→ Portuguese: soquete → Japanese: ソックス (sokkusu) < socks → Swahili: soksi < socks (plural) ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Onomatopoeic. Compare Portuguese soco (“a hit with one's hand; a punch”). ==== Alternative forms ==== zock ==== Interjection ==== sock The sound of a punch or powerful blow. ==== Verb ==== sock (third-person singular simple present socks, present participle socking, simple past and past participle socked) (slang, transitive) To hit or strike violently; to deliver a blow to. (slang, transitive) To throw. ===== Derived terms ===== sock into sock it to socked on the nose ==== Noun ==== sock (plural socks) (slang) A violent blow; a punch. ==== Adjective ==== sock (not comparable) (slang, dated) Extremely successful. Synonym: socko 1960, Billboard magazine reviewer Sock performance on a catchy rhythm ditty with infectious tempo. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === From French soc. ==== Noun ==== sock (plural socks) A ploughshare. === Etymology 4 === ==== Noun ==== sock (plural socks) (computing, networking) Clipping of socket. == Swedish == === Etymology === See socka === Noun === sock c sock ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== socka strumpa === References === “sock”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)