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sock·et
I. \ˈsäkə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English soket spearhead shaped like a plowshare, support of a spear or pole, socket, from Anglo-French, diminutive of Old French soc plowshare, of Celtic origin; akin to Cornish soch plowshare, Middle Irish soc plowshare, snout of a hog, Old Irish socc hog — more at sow (hog)
1.
a. : an opening or hollow that forms a holder for something : a hollow piece that serves as a standard or support for a pole, rod, shaft, or similarly shaped object
< the whip was in its socket beside him — Kathleen Freeman >
< put the flagpole in its socket >
< a candle socket >
b. : any of various hollows in body structures in which some other part normally lodges
< the bony socket of the eye >
< an inflamed tooth socket >
especially : the depression in a bone with which the rounded head of another bone fits in a ball-and-socket joint
< the acetabulum or socket of the hip joint >
c. : a cavity terminating an artificial limb into which the bodily stump fits
< suction socket >
d. : bell 5i
2.
a. : a device to receive and grip the end of a thing (as a rope, tool, incandescent lamp, or shaft of a golf club)
< screwed the light bulb into the socket >
b. : any of several fishing tools for catching the outside of pipe or tools lost in an oil well
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
1. : to provide with or support in or by a socket
2. : to insert, screw, or secure in a socket |