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sock verb1. colloq. L17.
[Origin uncertain: rel. to SOCK noun3.]
verb trans. Beat, strike, or hit forcefully. L17.
sock it to strike or attack (a person) forcefully; fig. make a powerful impression on (a person).
B. Chatwin The porter had socked him on the jaw, and he now lay, face down on the paving. Smash Hits The tiff resulted in fisticuffsMimi socked Tom, Tom socked her back. fig.: USA Today College students..may be socked with a new batch of exams.
b. Drive or thrust in(to) something. Chiefly US. M19.
c. Jazz. Perform (music) in a swinging manner. Freq. foll. by out. E20.
New Yorker From the top'Watermelon Man'. Let's sock it out.
verb intrans. Strike out; pitch into a person. M19.