doc

«doc» in Mova's school dictionary: a short word for a doctor, often used when talking to… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a doc, docs) — short, informal form

meaning for a pupil

1) (informal) Doc is a short word for a doctor, often used when talking to them: "Thanks, doc." tree →

2) (informal) Doc is short for document, especially a computer file: "Send me the doc." tree →

3) (informal) A doc can be short for a documentary film. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday clipped speech and on computers (a Word doc, a shared doc). In cartoons "What's up, doc?" is a famous line. Phrases: a Google doc, shared doc, the doc says.

examples

• "Am I going to be okay, doc?" tree →
• I'll put the notes in a shared doc. tree →
• Open the doc and add your name. tree →
• The doc said I should rest for two days. tree →
• We watched a doc about sharks. tree →
• Save the doc before you close it. tree →

note

Clipped informal word; in formal writing say "doctor" or "document". Plural: docs. As a short form for doctor it is often used as a name when speaking to them. In file names .doc is a document format.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «doc» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.