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to socket

to socket

1 6.8
To put something into a hole or fitting that holds it
  • verb
  • /ˈsɑkɪt/
translation icon : encajar
  • He socketed the RAM into the motherboard to enhance the computer's performance.

OK, so you just would you socket it and then socket it and then lap it like this.

Examples

  • And then I've already got the CPU socketed, so I'm going to open this latch and I'm going to go ahead and remove the stock ILM.

  • OK, so you just would you socket it and then socket it and then lap it like this.

    Gamers Nexus

  • I show my husband this by socketing my hip to his.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • So once again, I've missed out Once again, I socket everything, but I'm I'm over it.

  • I socketed the plug into the wall to turn on the lights.

  • Before starting the repair, make sure to socket the components securely.

Synonyms

to plug in
vsto socket
54 2.8

To connect an electrical device to a power socket by inserting its cord

is the general action of fitting or joining items into a receiving fitting

Compounds

eye socket
  • Specialized
14 3.5

A hollow space in the skull that holds the eyeball

socket wrench
6 4.2

A hand tool with a handle and removable metal pieces that fit over and turn nuts and bolts

wall socket
  • UK
3 2.9

A place in a wall where you plug in an electrical device to get power

hip socket
  • Specialized
1 4.4

A hollow in the pelvis where the top of the thigh bone fits to connect the leg to the body

ball-and-socket joint
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A joint where a round bone end fits into a cup, allowing movement in many directions

dry socket
  • Specialized
8.9

Severe pain in the empty hole after a tooth is removed when the blood clot falls out

electric socket
2.7

A device in a wall or lamp that a light bulb goes into to get power

tooth socket
  • Specialized
4.2

A hollow in the jaw where a tooth sits

How Firmly

to lock
398 2.5
to secure
347 3.3
to socket
1 6.8
to insert
208 3.5
to place
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

socket infinitive
socketed past
socketed past participle
socketing present participle
sockets third person singular

Etymology

Socket comes from an old word like sock (Latin soccus) meaning a small 'shoe' or cover. To socket something is simply to put it into that hollow 'sock' so it is held in place.