Meaning of Socket

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Socket

1. 1
   n.

   An opening into which anything is fitted; any hollow thing or place which receives and holds something else; as, the sockets of the teeth.

2. 2
   n.

   Especially, the hollow tube or place in which a candle is fixed in the candlestick.

3. 3
   n.

   An opening into which anything is fitted; any hollow thing or place which receives and holds something else; as, the sockets of the teeth.

4. 4
   n.

   Especially, the hollow tube or place in which a candle is fixed in the candlestick.