- socket
- sock|et [ `sakət ] noun count *1. ) an electrical OUTLETa ) a place where you can fit a LIGHT BULB2. ) a curved space in the human body where a moving part, for example an eye or an arm, fitsa ) a part of a machine into which a round part called a ball fits, so that it can move
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.