sock
I
 /ˈsɑːk/  noun  ,  pl   socks [  count  ]
  : a piece of clothing that is worn on your foot and that covers your ankle and sometimes the lower part of your leg
   a white cotton sock
  — usually plural
   a pair of socks
   wool/ankle/athletic socks
  see also bobby socks, tube sock
  knock/blow your socks off
    informal   : to affect or impress you in a very strong and favorable way
    This song will knock your socks off. [=you will enjoy this song very much]
  put a sock in it
    informal  
    — used to tell someone to stop talking
    I wish someone would tell him to put a sock in it.
   
 — compare sock, 2
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II
  noun  ,  pl   socks [  count  ]
   informal   : a hard hit with the fist : punch
  — usually singular
   She gave him a sock in the jaw/stomach.
 — compare sock, 1
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III
  verb  , socks, socked, sock·ing [  + obj  ]
   informal   : to hit (someone or something) hard
   He socked [=punched] him in the eye/nose/jaw.
   (baseball) He socked a home run over the left-field wall.
  — often used figuratively
   The city was socked by a blizzard.
   He socked us with a huge lawsuit.
  sock away [  phrasal verb  ]
   sock away (something) or sock (something) away US, informal : to save (something, such as money) by putting it in a safe place
    My father had been socking away money since I was a young boy.
  socked in
    US   : affected by bad weather conditions that prevent people from leaving
    The whole metro region is socked in with snow.
    The airport was socked in by fog.
  sock it to
    informal   : to do or say something to (someone) in a strong and forceful way
    He really socked it to her.
    Legislators are getting ready to sock it to homeowners with high property tax increases.