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
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Noun
The studies are a little all over the place, Dr. DeYoung says, and docs have different takes. Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 2 May 2025 The doc follows an aging shepherd who struggles to find a successor as bears prey on his flock, and a teenage boy who becomes obsessed with tracking the bears. Addie Morfoot, Variety, 2 May 2025 The engaged docs teamed up to help a bride-to-be named Mariana, whose endometriosis pain was threatening to upend her imminent-and-getting-more-imminent wedding to fiancé Edgar. Charlie Mason, TVLine, 1 May 2025 Wrap your wrists and enter the Octagon, as a doc on UFC fighter Joe Pyfer heads to Roku. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 30 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 17 May. 2025.

Medical Definition

doc

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

doc

2 of 2 abbreviation
document
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