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sock (someone) one

To punch someone very hard. When he made that comment about their mother, Pete went up and socked him one right in the eye.

sock

tv. to punch someone or something. He socked the door with his fist and began to howl with pain.

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Fine wool blends and cashmere dress socks are good for leather dress shoes and anything that needs to be smart.

Material of socks

Gwen assumed Sara would lose interest in the sock. Sara constantly switched favorites with her dolls.

Sock Daddy

The brand, as it always does, has made it a point to make sure the socks fit as many people as possible.

Sheec Socks Introduces One-of-a-Kind No-Show Sock on Kickstarter

The Crosspoint socks come in three versions - Waterproof Wool, Waterproof and Hi-viz.

KIT OF THE WEEK

He supplies limited edition socks to fellow connoisseurs of the humble piece of clothing.

Putting his toes in the sock market: how Reuven Fletcher has made an obsession out of socks; New designs are inspired by a family background in mining and the fight for women's votes

The day after Halloween, as store employee Lindsey Frazier removed plastic spiders and spiderwebs from a Halloween-themed window display, Uraina Shaklee, store founder and owner, was in the store's back room with 135 boxes containing 22,000 pairs of socks.

Downtown sock store evolves by creating its own sock brand: with the market for unique socks growing, ModSock focuses on its wholesale line

But, he points out, not all diabetic socks are created equal.

For diabetes patients the right socks are essential

New Doctor Who, Peter Capaldi, gets the sock treatment, while David Bowie pops up to receive the starman effect.

Space-age comedy to knock your socks off

Our socks have been featured in a number of fashion magazines over there.

Put best foot forward to get ahead in Japan

Plush artist Stacey Hsu is as obsessed with socks as most young puppies.

Original Sock Dogs

The questionnaire of 1,500 people by laundry specialists Dr Beckmann's website revealed missing socks are most likely to affect men, and that northerners are top of the list as the most likely victims of sock disappearances, with 67% of households reporting that they lose up to 15 socks a year.

Survey reveals socking truth

ISTANBUL, Jan 19, 2011 (TUR) -- Turkey's state minister for foreign trade said on Tuesday that Turkey was the number one sock exporter in the European Union (EU) zone.

(ECO) TURKEY: NUMBER ONE SOCK EXPORTER IN EU ZONE

The clever and award-winning Sock Ons are worn over a baby's socks, locking them in place.

PUT A SOCK ON IT SANTA!

Montreal-based Gildan is building a second sock plant here that will boost its production to more than 52 million dozen pairs next year.

Safeguard on cotton socks

"Many of the technologies that began in apparel have been leveraged over into the sock category--wicking, ventilation, odor control," says Ed Eldridge, Senior Marketing Manager for Champion socks.