sock away

verb

To save or hoard (something).

“I've been socking away cash for years.”

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Meanings

verbsock away (third-person singular simple present socks away, present participle socking away, simple past and past participle socked away)

present singular third person socks away · participle present socking away · participle past socked away · past socked away

  1. slangtransitiveTo save or hoard (something).

    I've been socking away cash for years.

Translations

Romanian pune deoparte
  • pune deoparteto save or hoard
Turkish kenara ayırmak, kenara koymak
  • kenara ayırmakto save or hoard
  • kenara koymakto save or hoard
Cite this entry
APA

sock away. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sock%20away

MLA

“sock away.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sock%20away. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sock away,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sock%20away.

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