Synonyms for Sock (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind):
drogue, windsock, air-sleeve, air sock, wind cone, wind sleeveWordNet sense 2 (hit hard):
bash, bop, bonk, whap, whopFrom the ODE community, based on WordNetadd/edit