Sock vs Bash - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between sock and bash

is that sock is a knitted or woven covering for the foot while bash is a large party; gala event.

As verbs the difference between sock and bash

is that sock is to hit or strike violently while bash is to strike heavily.

As an acronym Bash is

name of the Free Software Foundation's command interpreter (the "shell") for UNIX-like operating system.

sock

English

(wikipedia sock)

Etymology 1

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

Noun

(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

Derived terms

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

References

Etymology 2

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

Verb

(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

Derived terms

* sock away * sock in * sockdolager

Etymology 3

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

Noun

(en noun)

A ploughshare.

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bash

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl), akin to Swedish .

Verb

(es)

To strike heavily.

To collide.

To criticize harshly.

Noun

(es)

A large party; gala event.

They had a big bash to celebrate their tenth anniversary.

An attack that consists of placing all one's weight into a downward attack with one's fists.

Derived terms

* bashment

Etymology 2

From (etyl) (m), (m). See (abash).

Verb

To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of countenance.

* Spenser

His countenance was bold and bashed not.

(Webster 1913)

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