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trainer sock

trainer sock noun: a short sock that covers the foot and beyond that not essentially more than the ankle.

Noun

trainer sock (plural trainer socks)

  1. (UK) A short sock that covers the foot and beyond that not essentially more than the ankle.
    • Pulling my trainers off but retaining my sweaty black Primark trainer socks, I step into the heels, one foot – God, they're high – then the other.2011, Polly Williams, How To Be Married, Headline, page 135
    • Next, I copied the standard uniform adjustments: rolled-up skirt, undone top button, trainer socks instead of regulation ankle ones. A girl in my class asked why I didn't shave my legs – I knew how to, right?2022, Laila Woozeer, Not Quite White, Simon & Schuster, page 85

Forms of trainer sock

pluraltrainer socks

Questions about trainer sock

What does trainer sock mean?
Trainer sock means a short sock that covers the foot and beyond that not essentially more than the ankle.
What part of speech is trainer sock?
Trainer sock is a noun.
What is the plural of trainer sock?
The plural of trainer sock is trainer socks.

Words near trainer sock in the dictionary

  1. trainer
  2. trainer bra
  3. trainer bras
  4. trainer liner
  5. trainer liners
  6. trainer sock
  7. trainer socks
  8. trainered
  9. traineress
  10. traineresses
  11. trainerless

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