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diked out

diked out is the simple past and past participle of dike out.

Meaning of dike out

Verb

dike out (third-person singular simple present dikes out, present participle diking out, simple past and past participle diked out)

  1. (slang) To remove a component by using a pair of diagonal cutters ("dikes"). By analogy, to remove any part from a larger whole.
    • ‘A standard slogan is “When in doubt, dike it out”.’2003 December 29, The Jargon File

Questions about diked out

What is diked out the simple past and past participle of?
Diked out is the simple past and past participle of dike out.

Words near diked out in the dictionary

  1. dikdiks
  2. dike
  3. dike out
  4. dike up
  5. diked
  6. diked out
  7. diked up
  8. dikelet
  9. dikelets
  10. dikelike
  11. dikelocephalid

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