Meaning
2 senses(slang, transitive)To hit or strike violently; to deliver a blow to.
hit hard
(slang, transitive)To throw.
Examples
604 sentencesThere's a hole in this sock.
У цій шкарпетці дірка. — deniko
ruВ этом носке дыра. — Hellerick
deDiese Socke hat ein Loch. — MUIRIEL
She bought two pairs of socks.
Вона купила дві пари шкарпеток. — deniko
ruОна купила две пары носков. — al_ex_an_der
deSie kaufte zwei Paar Socken. — MUIRIEL
Are these my socks or yours?
Це мої шкарпетки чи твої? — deniko
ruЭто мои носки или твои? — Selena777
I can't find my other sock.
Я не можу знайти свою другу шкарпетку. — deniko
I don't have any clean socks.
У мене немає чистих шкарпеток. — deniko
ruУ меня нет чистых носков. — marafon
deIch habe keine sauberen Socken. — Luiaard
Origin
Onomatopoeic. Compare Portuguese soco (“a hit with one's hand; a punch”).Onomatopoeic. Compare Portuguese soco (“a hit with one's hand; a punch”).
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Forms
socks, socking, socked, sockedPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- pair of socks
- his socks on
- off his socks
- socks on inside
- shoes and socks
- wearing socks
- wearing white socks
- his socks off
- wasn't wearing socks
- take his socks
- white socks
- on his socks
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.