"sock in" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: socks in [present, singular, third-person], socking in [participle, present], socked in [participle, past], socked in [past]
Etymology: From the windsock used at airports. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} sock in (third-person singular simple present socks in, present participle socking in, simple past and past participle socked in)
  1. (transitive) To cause a temporary disruption of the operations of, usually an airport. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-sock_in-en-verb-wTAcv~jT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (in)

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From the windsock used at airports.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "socks in",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "socking in",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "socked in",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "socked in",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "sock in (third-person singular simple present socks in, present participle socking in, simple past and past participle socked in)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English phrasal verbs with particle (in)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Fog socked in O'Hare almost until noon."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2000, Approach: The Naval Safety Center's Aviation Magazine, page 16",
          "text": "I remembered the airfield as being on the southeast side of the bay , and the fog was quickly socking in that area.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To cause a temporary disruption of the operations of, usually an airport."
      ],
      "id": "en-sock_in-en-verb-wTAcv~jT",
      "links": [
        [
          "disruption",
          "disruption"
        ],
        [
          "operation",
          "operation"
        ],
        [
          "airport",
          "airport"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To cause a temporary disruption of the operations of, usually an airport."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sock in"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "From the windsock used at airports.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "socks in",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "socking in",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "socked in",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "socked in",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "sock in (third-person singular simple present socks in, present participle socking in, simple past and past participle socked in)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English phrasal verbs",
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        "English transitive verbs",
        "English verbs",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "Fog socked in O'Hare almost until noon."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2000, Approach: The Naval Safety Center's Aviation Magazine, page 16",
          "text": "I remembered the airfield as being on the southeast side of the bay , and the fog was quickly socking in that area.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To cause a temporary disruption of the operations of, usually an airport."
      ],
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        [
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          "disruption"
        ],
        [
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          "operation"
        ],
        [
          "airport",
          "airport"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To cause a temporary disruption of the operations of, usually an airport."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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