"stick a sock in it" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: sticks a sock in it [present, singular, third-person], sticking a sock in it [participle, present], stuck a sock in it [participle, past], stuck a sock in it [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|stick<,,stuck> a sock in it}} stick a sock in it (third-person singular simple present sticks a sock in it, present participle sticking a sock in it, simple past and past participle stuck a sock in it)
  1. Alternative form of put a sock in it Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: put a sock in it
    Sense id: en-stick_a_sock_in_it-en-verb-ixtAG3ol Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with placeholder "it"

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