| NOUN | artifact | sock | hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | sock, windsock, wind sock, air sock, air-sleeve, wind sleeve, wind cone, drogue | a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast | |
| VERB | contact | sock, bop, whop, whap, bonk, bash | hit hard |
| Sounds | saa'k | |
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| Rhymes | aftershock ... woodcock: 87 rhymes with aak... | |
| Meaning | hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee. | |
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| Narrower | anklet, anklets, bobbysock, bobbysocks | 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 | |
| knee-high, knee-hi | A sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees | |
| tabi, tabis | A sock with a separation for the big toe | |
| Broader | hosiery, hose | socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear) |
| Spanish | calcetines, calcetín | |
| Catalan | calcetí, mitjó, mitjons | |
| Meaning | A truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind. | |
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| Synonyms | windsock, wind sock, air sock, air-sleeve, wind sleeve, wind cone, drogue | |
| Broader | visual signal | A signal that involves visual communication |
| Spanish | calcetín, manga de viento, manga veleta, paracaídas | |
| Catalan | mitjó | |
| Meaning | hit hard. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | The fighter managed to sock his opponent | |
| Synonyms | bop, whop, whap, bonk, bash | |
| Broader | hit | Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument |
| Spanish | cascar, zurrar | |
| Catalan | apallissar, estomacar, estovar, tustar | |
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