(slang, uncountable) Sociology or social science. / (slang, countable) Upper class youth.

(UK, law, historical) The lord's power or privilege of holding a court in a district, as in manor or lordship; jurisdiction of causes, and the limits of that jurisdiction.

(anatomy, ophthalmology) The bony cavity which contains the eyeball and its associated muscles, vessels, and nerves. In humans, seven bones make up each bony orbit.

(politics) A society whose members have both rights from it, and duties or responsibilities to it; a concept within the New Labour movement.

(of a person) Tending to socialize or be social. / Offering opportunities for conversation; characterized by much conversation.

A sociable person. / (historical) A four-wheeled open carriage with seats facing each other. / A bicycle or tricycle for two persons side by side. / A couch with a curved S-shaped back.

(mechanics) An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket).

To place or fit in a socket.

(baseball, slang, 1800s) To throw the ball at the runner in order to "tag" him out (illegal after 1845).

(figuratively, informal, humorous, idiomatic) To stop talking; to be quiet; to shut one's mouth.