noun
plural socks
[count] :a piece of clothing that is worn on your foot and that covers your ankle and sometimes the lower part of your leg
usually plural
see color picture - see also bobby socks, tube sock - compare 2sock
knock/blow your socks off
informal :to affect or impress you in a very strong and favorable way
put a sock in it
informal - used to tell someone to stop talking
noun
plural socks
[count] informal :a hard hit with the fist :punch
usually singular
verb
socks; socked; socking
[+ obj] informal :to hit (someone or something) hard
sock away
[phrasal verb]
sock away (something) or sock (something) away US informal :to save (something, such as money) by putting it in a safe place
socked in
US :affected by bad weather conditions that prevent people from leaving
sock it to
informal :to do or say something to (someone) in a strong and forceful way
