doc

1 of 2

noun

ˈdäk 

: doctor

doc

2 of 2

abbreviation

document

Synonyms of doc

Noun

• doctor
• physician

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

Noun

Twelve are documentaries, marking a real moment for Basque docs at this installment. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026

On other screens, new docs about Edward Said and Jorge Luis Borges reconstruct lives of the greats. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2026

As true-crime docs and procedurals frequently remind us, female serial killers are far, far harder to find than their male counterparts, so this series is already starting from a road less traveled. — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026

Critical systems live in one person’s head instead of being documented, and it never gets prioritized because docs don’t hit deadlines. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1740, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for doc

• balk
• baulk
• bloc
• bock
• broch
• brock
• calk
• caulk
• chalk
• chock
• clock
• cock

Medical Definition

doc

1 of 2 noun

ˈdäk 

: doctor

—used chiefly as a familiar term of address

doc

2 of 2 abbreviation

document