"croc" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kɹɒk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-croc.wav Forms: crocs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒk Etymology: Clipping of crocodile. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|crocodile}} Clipping of crocodile Head templates: {{en-noun}} croc (plural crocs)
  1. (colloquial) A crocodile. Tags: colloquial Categories (lifeform): Crocodilians
    Sense id: en-croc-en-noun-TjWUlWZw Disambiguation of Crocodilians: 67 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /kɹɒk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-croc.wav Forms: crocs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒk Etymology: From the name of the American shoe company, Crocs, Inc. Apparently, this name came to the founders’ mind when they looked at their clogs from the side, and they resembled them a crocodile snout (additionally, the logo features a crocodile). The company states that it “was given the name Crocs™ after the multi-environment, amphibious nature of Crocodiles.” Likely influenced by the name of the material they were originally made from, Croslite. Head templates: {{en-noun}} croc (plural crocs)
  1. A plastic slip-on shoe. Synonyms: Croc Related terms: gator Translations (plastic slip-on shoe): foppatoffel [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-croc-en-noun-Iy2d1cDC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English genericized trademarks, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 15 85 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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