- 1to hit someone hard She got angry and socked him in the mouth.
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- 2(figurative) The banks are socking customers with higher charges. Idioms
sock
verbNAmE//sɑk//
sock somebody (informal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they sock he / she / it socks
past simple socked
-ing form socking
to do something or tell someone something in a strong and effective way Go in there and sock it to 'em! Phrasal Verbssock away
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