as in stocking
a close-fitting covering for the foot and leg
black socks to go with black pants and shoes
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as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
a wiseacre who deserves a good sock in the face
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as in to knock
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
kept socking the punching bag until he was exhausted
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Recent Examples of sock
Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Keep reading for my travel must-haves, including compression socks, a seat belt extender, a handheld fan, and more, starting at just $11.
—Robin Raven, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
The second of a pair of major winter storms socked the Midwest and the Plains on Wednesday, blanketing Chicago with snow, causing vehicle crashes and slide-offs in Nebraska and icing roads in Missouri.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2025
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Noun
All the turtles were bound in socks to restrict their movement so they would be undetected, according to prosecutors.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Keep reading for my travel must-haves, including compression socks, a seat belt extender, a handheld fan, and more, starting at just $11.
—Robin Raven, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
Verb
Portions of Los Angeles County are getting socked by debris flow and mudslides amid pounding rain Thursday night.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
The second of a pair of major winter storms socked the Midwest and the Plains on Wednesday, blanketing Chicago with snow, causing vehicle crashes and slide-offs in Nebraska and icing roads in Missouri.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sock
Verb
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The American League East, almost always led in spending by the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, now has another club knocking at the vault door.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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You could be struck by falling debris or knocked to the ground.—
Maya Wei-Haas,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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That proved a terrible bet for the Ukrainians, since the likelihood of Putin entering peace talks when tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers were occupying a piece of Mother Russia was about as low as the S&P 500 doubling in value after Trump slapped tariffs on everybody.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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The conversation between the Beijing administration and the EU chief takes place after Washington last Wednesday slapped China and the EU with reciprocal tariffs of 34% and 20%, respectively.—
Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,John Melloy,Ruxandra Iordache,Christina Wilkie,Erin Doherty,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
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On April 25, 2000, Acosta, 49, was abducted by Michael Tanzi, a 23-year-old Massachusetts drifter who asked Acosta for a cigarette, punched her and threw her into her Plymouth Voyager van.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2025
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The Texas high school soccer UIL state semifinals are here, and several Fort Worth-area teams are looking to punch their tickets to a state championship.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Apr. 2025
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Tire tread depth - Checking your tire tread before hitting the road is important, as low or no tread can lead to sliding.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2025
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In the Season 5 finale, June was deliberately hit and run over by a car bearing the Gilead symbol.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Pennsylvania’s drift to the right was the fourth largest of the seven, smack in the middle.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
4 Apr. 2025
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Still, the Yankees managed to make things interesting in the ninth inning, as Volpe smacked a three-run homer off Arizona lefty A.J. Puk to cut the deficit to one.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The footage then cuts to the other guests of the show still hugging, clapping, and chatting on stage.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2025
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In 2001, at the age of 12, they were appalled that their classmates clapped at the Sept. 11 terrorism attacks.—
Li Yuan,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The 27-year-old’s next offering was even more up and in, the baseball colliding with India’s helmet, clipping his ear flap and grazing his face.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2025
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Everybody was able to move out, but two older women were really almost clipped.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC news,
24 Mar. 2025
Verb
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During their drive back to the house, Leo slams on the brakes.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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Grizzlies rookie Jaylen Wells left the court on a stretcher last night after slamming his head on the court during a dunk attempt.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Sock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sock. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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