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Sock vs Headbutt - What's the difference?

sock | headbutt |

As nouns the difference between sock and headbutt

is that sock is a knitted or woven covering for the foot or sock can be a ploughshare while headbutt is a sharp blow delivered by driving the head into the opponent, generally by lowering the head and charging forward or by rapidly tilting the head backward and then forward.

As verbs the difference between sock and headbutt

is that sock is to hit or strike violently while headbutt is to deliver a sharp blow by driving the head into an opponent.

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.

    headbutt

    Alternative forms

    * head butt, head-butt

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sharp blow delivered by driving the head into the opponent, generally by lowering the head and charging forward or by rapidly tilting the head backward and then forward.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To deliver a sharp blow by driving the head into an opponent.
  • See also

    * butt heads with * butthead * butt * Glasgow kiss

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