sock it to

verb

To physically attack or verbally assault (someone).

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Meanings

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

present singular third person socks it to · participle present socking it to · participle past socked it to · past socked it to

  1. UScolloquialTo physically attack or verbally assault (someone).
  2. UScolloquialTo express an unfiltered truth to (someone).
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APA

sock it to. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sock%20it%20to

MLA

“sock it to.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sock%20it%20to. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sock it to,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sock%20it%20to.

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