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# sock

«sock» in Mova's school dictionary: **a soft piece of clothing worn on the foot inside a shoe** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (sock, socks)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A sock is a soft piece of clothing worn on the foot inside a shoe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sock/#m1)

2) Socks come in pairs: a pair is 2 socks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sock/#m2)

3) To sock someone (informal) is to hit them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sock/#m3)

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

### In the corpora

- [Laundry means sorting colours, reading labels and choosing the right temperature; a red sock in a white wash turns everything pink.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/38-looking-after-yourself-and-a-home/8/)
- [Half a pair of socks and a pillow-case short this week!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/55-willows-ch8-part4-the-chase-and-the-tunnel/24/)
- [That is why jeans go pale and why one red sock can turn a whole wash pink.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/27-dyes-inks-colouring/7/)
- [Socks on smooth wooden stairs can slip; shoes or bare feet grip better.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/1-stairs/12/)
- [A dog that eats medicine, a sock or other wrong things may need a vet, so you tell an adult straight away.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/62-dogs-and-rabbits-in-your-care/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sock» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sock/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.