socket
Syllables: sock·etUK/ˈsɒkɪt//ˈsɑkɪt/
socket noun: an opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket).
Noun
socket (plural sockets)
- An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket).
- Near-synonyms: jack, outlet, receptacle, wall socket
- Each seat must have a 230V socket, a USB socket, a coat hook, reading light and cup holder.2021 December 29, “Network News: HS2 rolling stock”, in RAIL, number 947, page 7
- Synonyms:
- jack, outlet, receptacle, wall socket
- A hollow into a bone which a part fits, such as an eye, or another bone, in the case of a joint.
- The socket head for a socket wrench.
- A hollow tool for grasping and lifting tools dropped in a well-boring.
- The hollow of a candlestick.
- Chriſt calls his Miniſters, Lux Mundi, the light of the World, Matth. 5. 14. therefore they must be alwayes giving forth their luſtre; their light must not go out till it be in the ſocket or till violent death as an extinguisher put it out.1671, Thomas Watson, The Beatitudes, page 8
- The candle burned to its socket, the fire went out, the night air grew heavy with silence, before Herbert lay down.1856, L. S. Lavenu, chapter XXXIII, in Erlesmere; or, Contrasts of Character, volume 1, London: Smith, Elder & Co., page 336
- One endpoint of a two-way communication link, used for interprocess communication across a network.
- Synonyms:
- network socket
- One endpoint of a two-way named pipe on Unix and Unix-like systems, used for interprocess communication.
- A steel apparatus attached to a saddle to protect the thighs and legs.
- The vagina.
Verb
socket (third-person singular simple present sockets, present participle socketing, simple past and past participle socketed)
- To place or fit in a socket.
- Her head and trunk were carved out of, or rather into, the bole of a great red cedar. She seemed to be part of the tree itself, as if she had grown there at its heart, and the carver had only chipped away the outer wood so that you could see her. Her arms were spliced and socketed to the trunk, and...1941, Emily Carr, chapter 6, in Klee Wyck
socket meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
socket in Hindi
- 1.1. electrical opening
- सॉकेट sŏkeṭ
socket in Tamil
- கொக்கி, மாட்டி, கோரி, பிடிப்பான், பொறுந்துவாய்
socket in Marathi
- साकेट, साॅकेट, सॉकेट
socket in Urdu
- socket
- ساکٹ sākiṭ
More languagesFewer languages
- socket in Bengali
- সকেট
- socket in Telugu
- సాకెట్, సాకెట్టు
- socket in Malayalam
- സോക്കറ്റ് sōkkaṟṟŭ
- socket in Kannada
- ಲೊಲಿ, ತೊಲಿ, ಕುಳಿ, ಗೂಡು
- socket in Punjabi
- ਸਾਕਟ, ਸਾੱਕੇਟ, ਸਾਕਟ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ
- socket in Gujarati
- સોકેટ, સોકેટ કરવા માટે
- socket in Odia
- ସକେଟ୍, ସକେଟ, ସାକେଟ
- socket in Nepali
- सकेट, साकेट, सकेट गर्न
- socket in Tagalog
- entsupe
- socket in Arabic
- مِقْبَس miqbas, مَقْبِس maqbis
- socket in Malay
- soket
- socket in Indonesian
- soket
- socket in Thai
- ซ็อกเก็ต sɔ́k-gèt, เต้ารับ dtâo-ráp
- socket in Vietnamese
- ổ cắm điện, ổ điện
- socket in Myanmar
- မီးခေါင်း mi:hkaung:
Examples of socket in a sentence
- That plug fit into the other socket, but it won't go in this one.
- The socket communications layer is agnostic with regard to its underlying transport mechanism—it is “transport-agnostic”.
- Swap those cables over. The red one should be in the left socket.
Synonyms of socket
Forms of socket
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | sockets |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | sockets |
| present participle | socketing |
| past participle | socketed |
| past | socketed |
Origin of socket
From Middle English socket, soket, from Anglo-Norman soket (“spearhead”), diminutive of Old French soc (“plowshare”), from Vulgar Latin *soccus, a word borrowed from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *sukkos (compare modern Welsh swch (“plowshare”)), literally "pig's snout", from Proto-Indo-European *suH-.
Words formed from socket
Phrases with socket
- dry socket
- eye socket
- wall socket
- socket bolts
- socket money
- socket pipes
- socket poles
- tooth socket
- network socket
- socket lichens
- socket wrenches
- ball and socket joint
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Words that rhyme with socket
Questions about socket
- What does socket mean?
- Socket means an opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket).
- What is socket in Hindi?
- Socket in Hindi is सॉकेट (sŏkeṭ). See Socket meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is socket?
- Socket can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce socket?
- Socket is pronounced /ˈsɒkɪt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of socket?
- The plural of socket is sockets.
Words near socket in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: socket (page history and authors); socket (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); socket (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ساکٹ (Urdu) (page history and authors); socket (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); socket (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); സോക്കറ്റ് (Malayalam) (page history and authors); socket (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); socket (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); socket (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); socket (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); socket (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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