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sock

US /sɑk/

noun Target · B2 Đời sống hằng ngày

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 socks
    to have on one's body as clothing or accessory regarding wool socks
  • Medium athletic socks for staff sports
    describing athletic socks for staff sports (relating to or befitting athletics or athletes)
  • Hard wind sock at runway
    to wind sock at runway, meaning to to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
  • Very Hard sock away emergency savings
    to sock away emergency savings, meaning to hit hard

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