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sock away

sock away verb: to save or hoard (something).

Verb

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

  1. (slang, transitive) To save or hoard (something).
    • I've been socking away cash for years.

Forms of sock away

third-person singular presentsocks away
present participlesocking away
past participlesocked away
pastsocked away

Questions about sock away

What does sock away mean?
Sock away means to save or hoard (something).
What part of speech is sock away?
Sock away is a verb.
What is the past tense of sock away?
The past tense of sock away is socked away.

Words near sock away in the dictionary

  1. sociotype
  2. sociotypes
  3. socius
  4. sock
  5. sock and buskin
  6. sock away
  7. sock cymbal
  8. sock cymbals
  9. sock feet
  10. sock foot
  11. sock hat

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