socked

Landed a blow

Socked is the past tense of sock, meaning to hit hard: He socked me right in the jaw.

To be socked in describes a place—usually an airport—shut down by fog or bad weather: The whole coast was socked in for three days.

Socked away means saved or stashed: She had fifty grand socked away in savings.

punched

hit

Successful contact or strike

smacked · clobbered · thumped · decked · clocked · pummeled · whacked · bashed · swung · struck

surprise

stunned

Shocked into speechlessness

gobsmacked · bowled over · taken aback · caught off guard · rocked · jolted · staggered · dumbfounded · flabbergasted · thunderstruck

invested

stocks

Ownership stakes or inventory

401k · IRA · market · diversified · parked · stashed · tucked away · nest egg · long-term · capital

fees

charged

Formally accused of crime

fined · dinged · assessed · levied · overcharged · gouged · nickeled and dimed · taxed · surcharge · hidden fees

trapped

stuck

Unable to move

fogged in · housebound · marooned · delayed · canceled · snowed in · holed up · laid over

Categories
Opposites
force of impact

sockedtapped

Struck gently or selected

patted · caressed · stroked · brushed · grazed

hitting vs not hitting

sockedmissed

Failed to reach

whiffed · dodged · evaded · lost · blocked

footwear state

sockedunsocked

Lacking foot garments

barefoot · bare-footed · sockless · unshod

Phrases
Family

sock, socks, socking, sockless

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G