doc

1 of 2

noun

: doctor

doc

2 of 2

abbreviation

document

Examples of doc in a Sentence

Noun Am I going to be OK, doc? currently completing a residency as an emergency room doc
Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Noun
Recent This Machine projects include the three-part documentary event Fight for Glory: 2024 World Series (Apple TV+) as well as the docs Martha (Netflix) and Elton John: Never Too Late (Disney+). Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025 According to the legal docs, Diddy’s team believes the clip was tampered with to make the violence appear more intense, and the sequence of events was reordered to give a misleading impression of Cassie being dragged into a hotel room. Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 18 Apr. 2025 Lenox’s management style is austere, and her approach to patient care is based strictly on the medicine, not emotion, creating tension with several docs and nurses. Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 11 Apr. 2025 The move is designed to help fuel Dorothy St. Pictures’ ambitions to grow its talent pool in the U.K. and U.S. and expand its development of premium nonfiction series and docs, as well as its narrative film slate, to further genres and platforms. Peter White, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for doc

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1740, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of doc was in 1740

Cite this Entry

“Doc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doc. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

Medical Definition

doc

1 of 2 noun
: doctor
used chiefly as a familiar term of address

doc

2 of 2 abbreviation
document
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!