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sock (2)

sock [ sok ]


transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle socked, present participle sock·ing, 3rd person present singular socks)
Definition:
 
strike somebody: to hit somebody or something hard, usually with the fist



noun  (plural socks)
Definition:
 
hard hit or blow: a hard hit or blow, usually with the fist

[Late 17th century. Origin ?]

sock it to somebody to subject somebody to a physical or verbal attack (informal)

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