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doc

UK/dɒk//dɑk/

doc noun: a doctor. Also the clipping of doctorate.

Noun (1)

doc (plural docs)

  1. (informal) A doctor.
    • One Nation, a new 501(c)4 linked to the Karl-Rove-backed American Crossroads super PAC, is spending more than $1.9 million on print, radio and digital ads highlighting the efforts of Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk, North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr, New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman...2015 May 12, Alexandra Jaffe, “First on CNN: New Rove-linked group spends $2M to boost GOP incumbents”, in CNN, archived from the original on 13 Feb 2025

Noun (2)

doc (plural docs)

  1. (informal, plural-normally) A document, especially (in professional jargon) a piece of technical documentation or legal evidence.
    • [see title]2023 July 27, Marshall Cohen, “Hunter Biden plea docs highlight rifts that upended the deal for now”, in CNN, archived from the original on 14 Jan 2025

Noun (3)

doc (plural docs)

  1. (informal) A documentary.
    • If you think watching a doc about a spelling bee isn't the most entertaining way to spend ninety minutes, think again.2003, The Independent Film & Video Monthly, page 38
    • On the subject of fat men, I was watching a doc about a mountain of flab called Paul last night and Ludo said that he was very proud that the fattest man in the world was English.2010, Rachel Johnson, A Diary of The Lady: My First Year As Editor
    Synonyms:
    docu, doccie, doco

Noun (4) capitalized: DOC

DOC (plural DOCs)

  1. Any of several controlled designations of origin for wine, cheese, or other products
    • Near-synonym: AOC
    Synonyms:
    AOC
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Denominazione di origine controllata.
    Synonyms:
    AOC
  3. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Dénomination d'origine contrôlée.
    Synonyms:
    AOC
  4. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Denominação de Origem Controlada.
    Synonyms:
    AOC
  5. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of drug of choice.
  6. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Department of Corrections.
  7. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of dissolved organic carbon.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: DOC

DOC

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Department of Commerce.
    • Once the scoping meeting has been held and after the public comment period closes, the Commissioner of the DOC will issue a scoping decision describing the issues and alternatives that will be evaluated in the EA.2024 August 19, “LAKETOWN 115-kV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT IN CARVER COUNTY, MN”, in Great River Energy, page 22

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Doc

Doc

  1. A nickname for a medical doctor, a person with an advanced educational degree, or a learned person.
    • I'm not feeling too well, Doc.
  2. (US, slang) A common form of address for combat medics, especially naval hospital corpsmen.
    • Doc was awarded a Navy Cross after she ran through a minefield to get to an injured marine.

Noun (5) capitalized: Doc

Doc (plural Docs)

  1. (plural-normally, slang) A Doc Marten shoe or boot.
    • Nice pair of Docs you've got on there, bro!

Also used as

doc is also the clipping of doctorate.

doc meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada

doc in Tamil

டாக்

doc in Telugu

డాక్

doc in Malayalam

ഡോക്

doc in Kannada

ಡಾಕ್

Examples of doc in a sentence

  • Pat Toomey to pass the “doc fix” legislation that realigned payments to Medicare providers with inflation.2015 May 12, Alexandra Jaffe, “First on CNN: New Rove-linked group spends $2M to boost GOP incumbents”, in CNN, archived from the original...
  • Fire in Paradise mixes the nigh-unbearable tension of docs such as Free Solo and Cartel Land with the sad reportage of An Inconvenient Truth.2019 November 7, John Serba, “Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Fire in Paradise’ on Netflix, a Nerve-Racking Documentary About the 2018 Camp Fire...
  • Half of that was thanks to the Apple doc, and the other half was thanks to music sales.2024 September 4, Mehera Bonner, Samantha Olson, “Behold, A Breakdown of Billie Eilish's Massive Net Worth”, in Cosmopolitan, archived from...

All 29 example sentences with doc

Synonyms of doc

Forms of doc

pluraldocs
pluralDOCs
pluralDocs

Origin of doc

Clipping of doctor.

Clipping of document.

Clipping of documentary.

Words formed from doc

Phrases with doc

Words that rhyme with doc

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Questions about doc

What does doc mean?
Doc means a doctor.
What is doc in Tamil?
Doc in Tamil is டாக். See Doc meaning in Tamil.
How do you use doc in a sentence?
Pat Toomey to pass the “doc fix” legislation that realigned payments to Medicare providers with inflation.
What part of speech is doc?
Doc can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce doc?
Doc is pronounced /dɒk/ (UK).
What is the plural of doc?
The plural of doc is docs.

Words near doc in the dictionary

  1. Dobys
  2. Dobzhanskian
  3. Dobzhanskyan
  4. Dobârceni
  5. Dobârlău
  6. doc
  7. doc drop
  8. doc dropped
  9. doc dropping
  10. doc drops
  11. Doc Marten

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: doc (page history and authors); DOC (page history and authors); Doc (page history and authors); doc (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); doc (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); doc (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); doc (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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