Socket | Mean of socket in English Dictionary

/ˈsɑːkət/

• Noun
• a device in a wall into which an electric cord can be plugged
1. She plugged the lamp into the socket.
• an opening on a piece of electrical equipment into which a plug, light bulb, etc., fits
1. He screwed the light bulb into the socket.
• a hollow part in a bone that holds an eye, a tooth, or another bone
1. an inflamed tooth socket
2. the hip socket
3. His shoulder popped out of its socket.