sock

Socks are worn on the feet for warmth and protection.

• Tom is wearing a pair of socks.
• The socks that he’s wearing match. (They are the same color.)
• He has on a matching pair of socks.
• He has socks on his feet.
• I usually wear socks when I’m inside my house.
• A person who doesn’t wear socks or shoes goes barefoot.

The word "sock" is also used as a verb. In this case, "sock" means hit.

• Oscar got socked in the eye. (Oscar got hit.)
• Someone socked him.
• A big storm socked the east coast.
• The people on the east coast got socked by a storm.
• We got socked by an increase in our taxes last year.
• The government really socked it to us.

Date of publication: November 23, 2016