varsity sock
- noun
- /ˈvɑːrsɪti sɑk/
- US
:
calcetín de varsity
- The team decided to wear varsity socks for the championship.
Examples
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He pulled up his varsity sock before stepping onto the football field.
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The school colors were displayed proudly on every player's varsity sock.
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After practice, she tossed her sweaty varsity socks into the laundry bag.
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He wore a varsity sock during the game.
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The school colors were displayed proudly on every player's varsity sock.
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He pulled up his varsity sock before stepping onto the football field.
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After practice, she tossed her sweaty varsity socks into the laundry bag.
Synonyms
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1.0
A soft covering for your foot and lower part of the leg worn inside a shoe
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2.4
A thick absorbent sock worn during sport to soak up sweat
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2.7
A sock that reaches up to just below the knees
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1.0
A sock worn for sports that keeps feet comfortable and dry
A long sock that reaches just below the knee
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning of 'varsity sock' is directly derived from 'varsity' (the school/college competitive team or related to it) plus 'sock' (a foot covering), so a learner knowing both words can infer it refers to a sock associated with varsity athletics. This is a standard attributive noun combination found cross-linguistically and follows regular English compounding, making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Varsity sock comes from school sports: varsity meant the 'main team' at a school or college and sock is the long, knee‑high sock players wore in team colors. So varsity sock means the long athletic sock worn as part of a school's sports uniform.