knee sock
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knee sock — noun A sock reaching to just below the knee • • • Main Entry: ↑knee * * * noun, pl ⋯ socks [count] chiefly US : a sock that reaches your knee … Useful english dictionary
knee sock — /ˈni sɒk/ (say nee sok) noun 1. a sock that reaches to just below the knee, as worn by either men or women. 2. Also, trouser sock, knee stocking, trouser stocking. a woman s stocking that reaches to high up on the calf or just below the knee,… …
knee-high — /ˈni haɪ/ (say nee huy) adjective 1. as high as the knees. –noun 2. → knee sock. –phrase 3. knee high to a grasshopper, Colloquial very small in height …
sock — sock1 [säk] n. [ME socke < OE socc < L soccus, type of light, low heeled shoe < Gr sukchis, prob. of Phrygian orig.; akin to Avestan haxa , sole of the foot] 1. a light shoe worn by comic characters in ancient Greek and Roman drama 2.… … English World dictionary
knee-high — knee′ high′ adj. 1) as high as the knees 2) clo Also, knee′ hi . a sock or stocking that reaches to just below the knees • Etymology: 1735–45 … From formal English to slang
sock — I n. 1) to knit socks 2) to darn, mend a sock 3) athletic; knee; stretch; tube socks 4) a pair of socks II v. (colloq.) to sock it to smb. ( to speak to smb., act towards smb. in a very forceful manner ) * * * [sɒk] knee stretch … Combinatory dictionary
sock — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ knee, knee high, long ▪ ankle (esp. BrE), short ▪ thick, thin ▪ white … Collocations dictionary
knee-high — I noun a sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees • Syn: ↑knee hi • Hypernyms: ↑sock, ↑stocking II adverb up to the knees we were standing knee deep in the water … Useful english dictionary
sock — I. /sɒk / (say sok) noun 1. (plural socks or sox) a short stocking reaching about halfway to the knee, or only above the ankle. 2. a light shoe worn by ancient Greek and Roman comic actors, sometimes taken as a symbol of comedy. See buskin (def.… …
knee-high — 1. adjective Something that reaches to the height of ones knees. The corn is knee high. 2. noun A sock or stocking that reaches to the knees. Syn: pop sock … Wiktionary
