socket: Meaning and Definition of

sock•et

1. a hollow part or piece for receiving and holding some part or thing.
1. a device intended to hold an electric light bulb mechanically and connect it electrically to circuit wires.
2. Also calledwall socket.a socket placed in a wall to receive a plug that makes an electrical connection with supply wiring.
3. the socket of the eye.
1. a hollow in one part that receives another part:the socket of the eye.
2. the concavity of a joint:the socket of the hip.

1. to place in or fit with a socket.