Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - sock
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1. n. (pl. socks or or informal & Commerce sox) 1 a short knitted covering for the foot, usu. not reaching the knee. 2 a removable inner sole put into a shoe for warmth etc. 3 an ancient Greek or Roman comic actor's light shoe. 4 comic drama. Phrases and idioms pull one's socks up Brit. colloq. make an effort to improve. put a sock in it Brit. sl. be quiet. Etymology: OE socc f. L soccus comic actor's shoe, light low-heeled slipper, f. Gk sukkhos 2. v. & n. colloq. --v.tr. hit (esp. a person) forcefully. --n. 1 a hard blow. 2 US the power to deliver a blow. Phrases and idioms sock it to attack or address (a person) vigorously. Etymology: c.1700 (cant): orig. unkn.
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I. noun (plural ~s) Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Old English socc, from Latin soccus Date: before 12th century a low shoe or slipper, a knitted or woven covering for the foot usually worn under shoes and extending above the ankle and sometimes to the knee, 3. a shoe worn by actors in Greek and Roman comedy, comic drama, ~less adjective II. verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1700 transitive verb to hit, strike, or apply forcefully , intransitive verb to deliver a blow ; hit, III. noun Date: circa 1700 a vigorous or violent blow ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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