Sock Definition
- To deliver a forceful comment, reprimand, or physical blow to someone else.
- to set aside (money), esp. as savings
- to ground (an aircraft) or close (an airfield) as because of fog
- to confront, rebuke, attack, or otherwise treat harshly or severely
Origin of Sock
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From Old English socc, a West Germanic borrowing from Latin soccus, from Ancient Greek σύκχος (sunkhos, “a kind of shoe"), probably from Phrygian or another language from Asia Minor.
From Wiktionary
Middle English socke from Old English socc a kind of light shoe from Latin soccus possibly from Greek sunkhis, sukkhos Phrygian shoe
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Unknown, but compare Portuguese soco ("a hit with one's hand; a punch").
From Wiktionary
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French soc, Late Latin soccus, perhaps of Celtic origin.
From Wiktionary
Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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