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# sock

noun (sock, socks)

«sock» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A sock is a soft piece of clothing worn on the foot inside a shoe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sock/#m1)
2. Socks come in pairs: a pair is 2 socks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sock/#m2)
3. To sock someone (informal) is to hit them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sock/#m3)

### In the lessons

Maths: things counted, usually in pairs: «5 pairs» is 10 socks. Everyday: odd socks (not matching), sock puppets, Christmas stocking. Washing: socks get lost in the wash.

### Examples

- He has 5 pairs of socks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sock/#x1)
- A pack has 6 pairs of socks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sock/#x2)
- How many socks are in 4 pairs? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sock/#x3)
- Each pair of socks costs $3. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sock/#x4)
- I can only find one sock! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sock/#x5)
- We made sock puppets with buttons for eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sock/#x6)
- Wear warm woolly socks in winter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sock/#x7)
- He is wearing odd socks today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sock/#x8)
- And his shoes were right, and his waistcoat was right, and his tie was right, and his socks were right. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sock/#x9)

### Note

Countable: a sock, socks. A pair is 2 socks. Trap: «5 pairs» is 10 socks. Trap: in maths puzzles, picking socks from a drawer, you need 3 socks to be sure of a matching pair when there are two colours.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sock» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sock/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sock» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sock.html) on Mova free.