athletic sock
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- noun
- /æθˈlɛtɪk sɑk/
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calcetín deportivo
- She always wears athletic socks when running to keep her feet comfortable.
- white athletic socks
- wearing athletic socks
- pair of athletic socks
One has all athletic socks because as you know, Sona, I work out constantly.
- One has all athletic socks because as you know, Sona, I work out constantly.
Examples
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I was already wearing athletic socks, Nikes, blue jeans, and a black t-shirt.
Fiction book (1998) -
Calf-length athletic socks (Fig. 2) or long nylon stockings cover the legs.
Academic text (1996) -
Rose was wearing white cotton athletic socks without shoes.
Fiction book (1997) -
One has all athletic socks because as you know, Sona, I work out constantly.
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The brace was worn over a single athletic sock.
Academic text (1992) -
Their T-shirts are loose, their pants are baggy, and their athletic socks sag below their ankles.
Fiction book (2000) -
When he returned, he was wearing a pair of white athletic socks on his feet, a gesture aimed at her sensitivities, she supposed, though the socks didn't do much to hide the lumpiness.
Fiction book (1994) -
His feet in their once white but now laundered-to-gray athletic socks extended past the end of the mattress by a good three inches; one arm trailed off the side of the bed, and headphones were clamped to his ears.
Fiction book (2001) -
Besides the crackers, the trunk had yielded a gym bag containing an orange muscle shirt, black nylon shorts, white athletic socks rolled into a ball, another pair of enormous sneakers, and a basketball.
Fiction book (1995) -
The coach recommended a good pair of athletic socks for the upcoming marathon.
Synonyms
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A soft covering for your foot and lower part of the leg worn inside a shoe
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A thick absorbent sock worn during sport to soak up sweat
A knee-high sports sock often worn in school or college colors
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Morphology
The meaning 'a sock designed for athletic activities' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'athletic' (relating to sports) with 'sock' (a foot covering). This adjective+noun composition is a common, productive pattern in English (and many other languages), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Athletic sock is a simple name that gives a clear picture: athletic means about athletes and sock is the cloth you wear on your foot, so it is literally a sock made 'for sports'. That's why the term refers to a sock made to give comfort, support, and to keep your feet dry during exercise.