croc
/kɹɒk/US/kɹɑk/
croc noun: a crocodile.
Noun (1)
croc (plural crocs)
- A crocodile.
Noun (2)
croc (plural crocs)
Noun (3) capitalized: Croc
Croc (plural Crocs)
- Alternative form of croc (plastic slip-on shoe)
Forms of croc
| plural | crocs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Croc |
| plural | Crocs |
Origin of croc
Clipping of crocodile.
From the American shoe company Crocs, Inc., reportedly named for the shoe's resemblance in profile to a crocodile snout or the "multi-environment, amphibious nature" of the animal.
From the name of the American shoe company Crocs, Inc.
Words formed from croc
Words that rhyme with croc
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- sock
- unlock
- baroque
- flock
- locke
- mock
- ad hoc
- frock
- unblock
- undock
- VOC
- chock
- defrock
- nock
- o'clock
- prairie dock
- proc
- smock
- acock
- amok
- bangkok
- bloc
- Carvel Rock
- doc
- grok
- hough
- loch
- pock
- slock
- wedlock
- wok
- 24-hour clock
- bock
- bok
- brocc
- choc
- digital clock
- drop lock
- Farallon Rock
- flight sock
- freezer block
- gock
- hashlock
- hock
- kozachok
- lough
- Nixon shock
- oc
Questions about croc
- What does croc mean?
- Croc means a crocodile.
- What part of speech is croc?
- Croc is a noun.
- How do you pronounce croc?
- Croc is pronounced /kɹɒk/ (UK).
- What is the plural of croc?
- The plural of croc is crocs.
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