Sock

Definitions

1. A violent blow; a punch.
   slang
2. A ploughshare.
3. Clipping of socket.
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
4. A knitted or woven covering for the foot.
5. Synonym of soccus, a light shoe worn by Ancient Greek and Roman comedic actors.
   historical, uncommon
6. 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.
7. A sleeve for a microphone to reduce noise.
8. Ellipsis of gun sock.
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
9. Ellipsis of sock puppet.
   Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
10. Ellipsis of windsock.
    abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal

Equivalents

Examples

“Turns out a sock is a soft cylindrical cover⟳ that goes over the mic. The sock sat forlornly on the table. It looked lonely. It reminded me of me. Aaron told me I punctuated my ps too much — I'm too punchy — and that I needed to soften how I spoke. He told me to put⟳ the sock' on the mic.”

“At 1331:58, UA Flight 757 reported that it was ready for takeoff on runway 35R. However, at 1332:05, 7 seconds later, it reported, "Ah, this is seven fifty seven, our sock sitting in front of us gives us a pretty good tail wind so we're not ready to go yet." The controller asked the flight to advise⟳ him when conditions were better.”

“‘Say⟳, does that sock in the jaw hurt⟳ any more? It was a dinger.’”

“In the county of Wexford, where the beam was much shorter[…] the sock in general is of cast⟳ iron⟳.”

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