Stocking

Quick meaning: Stocking is a noun meaning (footwear) A soft garment, usually knit or woven, worn on the foot and lower leg under shoes or other footwear.

Meaning

(footwear) A soft garment, usually knit or woven, worn on the foot and lower leg under shoes or other footwear.

More Meanings

1. Ellipsis of Christmas stocking; a large, sock-like bag used to store small Christmas gifts, typically hung on a mantelpiece.
2. A broad ring of a different fur colour on the lower part of the leg of a quadruped.
3. A knitted hood of cotton thread which is eventually converted by a special process into an incandescent mantle for gas lighting.
4. present participle and gerund of stock
5. (forestry) A ratio of the actual density of trees in an area to the ideal density that would make the fullest use of the land.

Example Sentences

a pair of stockings

I've almost finished stocking these groceries.

Word Forms

• stockings

Synonyms for stocking

Depending on context, synonyms include stockinged, unshod, unshoed.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unshod, unshoed, sock, slipper, shoe, pantyhose.

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