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sock in

sock in verb: to cause a temporary disruption of the operations of, usually an airport.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To cause a temporary disruption of the operations of, usually an airport.
    • Fog socked in O'Hare almost until noon.
    • I remembered the airfield as being on the southeast side of the bay , and the fog was quickly socking in that area.2000, Approach: The Naval Safety Center's Aviation Magazine, page 16

Forms of sock in

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

Origin of sock in

From the windsock used at airports.

Questions about sock in

What does sock in mean?
Sock in means to cause a temporary disruption of the operations of, usually an airport.
What part of speech is sock in?
Sock in is a verb.
What is the past tense of sock in?
The past tense of sock in is socked in.

Words near sock in in the dictionary

  1. sock feet
  2. sock foot
  3. sock hat
  4. sock hop
  5. sock hops
  6. sock in
  7. sock into
  8. sock it
  9. sock it to
  10. sock link
  11. sock links

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