sock | | |
n. (artifact) | 1. sock | hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee. |
| ~ anklets, bobbysock, bobbysocks, anklet | a sock that reaches just above the ankle. |
| ~ argyle, argyll | a sock knitted or woven with an argyle design (usually used in the plural). |
| ~ athletic sock, sweat sock, varsity sock | a sock worn for athletic events. |
| ~ hose, hosiery | socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear). |
| ~ knee-hi, knee-high | a sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees. |
| ~ tabi, tabis | a sock with a separation for the big toe; worn with thong sandals by the Japanese. |
n. (communication) | 2. air sock, air-sleeve, drogue, sock, wind cone, wind sleeve, wind sock, windsock | a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind. |
| ~ visual signal | a signal that involves visual communication. |
v. (contact) | 3. bash, bonk, bop, sock, whap, whop | hit hard. |
| ~ hit | deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument.; "He hit her hard in the face" |
stocking | | |
n. (artifact) | 1. stocking | close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural). |
| ~ boothose | protective stockings worn with or in place of boots. |
| ~ christmas stocking | a stocking that is filled with small Christmas presents. |
| ~ hose, hosiery | socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear). |
| ~ instep | the part of a shoe or stocking that covers the arch of the foot. |
| ~ knee-hi, knee-high | a sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees. |
| ~ nylon stocking, nylons, rayon stocking, rayons, silk stocking | women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk). |
| ~ pantyhose | a woman's tights consisting of underpants and stockings. |
| ~ support hose, support stocking | elasticized stocking intended to reduce pressure on the veins of the leg (as in case of varicose veins). |
| ~ plural, plural form | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one. |
n. (act) | 2. stocking | the activity of supplying a stock of something.; "he supervised the stocking of the stream with trout" |
| ~ supplying, provision, supply | the activity of supplying or providing something. |
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