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dikes out

dikes out is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 dikes out

What is dikes out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Dikes out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dike out.

Words near dikes out in the dictionary

  1. diker
  2. dikeria
  3. dikerion
  4. dikers
  5. dikes
  6. dikes out
  7. dikes up
  8. dikeside
  9. dikesides
  10. Diket
  11. diketene

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