sock

sock
sock1
—sockless, adj. —socklessness, n.
/sok/, n., pl. socks or, for 1, also sox.
1. a short stocking usually reaching to the calf or just above the ankle.
2. a lightweight shoe worn by ancient Greek and Roman comic actors.
3. comic writing for the theater; comedy or comic drama. Cf. buskin (def. 4).
4. Furniture. a raised vertical area of a club or pad foot.
5. knock one's or the socks off. See knock (def. 20).
[bef. 900; ME socke, OE socc L soccus slipper]
sock2
/sok/, Slang.
v.t.
1. to strike or hit hard.
2. sock away, to put into savings or reserve.
3. sock in, to close or ground because of adverse weather conditions: The airport was socked in.
n.
4. a hard blow.
5. a very successful show, performance, actor, etc.: The show was a sock.
adj.
6. extremely successful: a sock performance.
[1690-1700; orig. uncert.]

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