Sock vs Collision - What's the difference?
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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
(firearms, informal) a gun sock
To hit or strike violently
To deliver a blow
A ploughshare.
An instance of colliding.
* 1994 , (Stephen Fry), (The Hippopotamus) Chapter 2
As nouns the difference between sock and collision
is that sock is a knitted or woven covering for the foot while collision is an instance of colliding.As a verb sock
is to hit or strike violently.sock
English
(wikipedia sock)Etymology 1
* From (etyl) socke, sokke, sok, from (etyl) .Noun
(en-noun)- "For enemies near are enemies known though socks are a bother he feels at last not alone "
RationalWiki
Derived terms
* bobby socks * knock somebody's socks off * sock hop * sock puppetReferences
Etymology 2
* Unknown, but compare Portuguese soco ("a hit with one's hand; a punch"). (en)Verb
(en verb)- 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 * sockdolagerEtymology 3
(etyl) soc, (lena) soccus, perhaps of Celtic origin.Noun
(en noun)collision
English
Noun
(en noun)- At the very moment he cried out, David realised that what he had run into was only the Christmas tree. Disgusted with himself at such cowardice, he spat a needle from his mouth, stepped back from the tree and listened. There were no sounds of any movement upstairs: no shouts, no sleepy grumbles, only a gentle tinkle from the decorations as the tree had recovered from the collision .