Standard Lemma guide

sox

adj · name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • rhymes with -ɒks
  • US: /sɑks/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S AA1 K S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Relating to the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: business

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2

name

Meaning 2

The Boston Red Sox.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, plural, plural-only

Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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3

name

Meaning 3

The Chicago White Sox.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, plural, plural-only

Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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4

name

Meaning 4

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

plural of sock (footwear)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, informal, plural, plural-only

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6

noun

Meaning 6

Initialism of solid oxygen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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History

Etymology

Variant of Socks.