Shocks vs Sock - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between shocks and sock

is that shocks is while sock is a knitted or woven covering for the foot or sock can be a ploughshare.

is that shocks is third person singular simple present of to shock while sock is to hit or strike violently.

(head)

(head)

Third person singular simple present of to shock.

(wikipedia sock)

* From (etyl) socke, sokke, sok, from (etyl) .

(en-noun)

A knitted or woven covering for the foot

A shoe worn by Greco-Roman comedy actors

A violent blow, punch

A shortened version of (Internet) sock puppet

"For enemies near are enemies known though socks are a bother he feels at last not alone " RationalWiki

(firearms, informal) a gun sock

* bobby socks * knock somebody's socks off * sock hop * sock puppet

* Unknown, but compare Portuguese soco ("a hit with one's hand; a punch"). (en)

(en verb)

To hit or strike violently

To deliver a blow

They may let you off the first time, but the second time they'll sock it to you. — James Jones

* sock away * sock in * sockdolager

(etyl) soc, (lena) soccus, perhaps of Celtic origin.

(en noun)

A ploughshare.