sock
US /sɑk/
Definition
hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
I lost one sock in the laundry room at the gym.
Collocations
- Easy wear wool socksto have on one's body as clothing or accessory regarding wool socks
- Medium athletic socks for staff sportsdescribing athletic socks for staff sports (relating to or befitting athletics or athletes)
- Hard wind sock at runwayto wind sock at runway, meaning to to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
- Very Hard sock away emergency savingsto sock away emergency savings, meaning to hit hard
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.