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spec out

spec out verb: to create (draw up) the list of specifications for (something); to specify all the attributes of (something).

Verb

spec out (third-person singular simple present specs out, present participle speccing out or spec'ing out, simple past and past participle specced out or spec'd out)

  1. (transitive) To create (draw up) the list of specifications for (something); to specify all the attributes of (something).
    • The engineer has been asked to spec out a new model line.
  2. (transitive) Synonym of spec up (improve, optimize, or maximize the attributes of (something).
    Synonyms:
    spec up

Synonyms of spec out

Forms of spec out

third-person singular presentspecs out
present participlespeccing out
present participlespec'ing out
past participlespecced out
pastspecced out
past participlespec'd out
pastspec'd out

Questions about spec out

What does spec out mean?
Spec out means to create (draw up) the list of specifications for (something); to specify all the attributes of (something).
What part of speech is spec out?
Spec out is a verb.
What is the past tense of spec out?
The past tense of spec out is specced out.

Words near spec out in the dictionary

  1. spec evo
  2. spec home
  3. spec homes
  4. spec op
  5. spec ops
  6. spec out
  7. spec pack
  8. spec packs
  9. spec script
  10. spec scripts
  11. spec up

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