"spec out" meaning in English

See spec out in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: specs out [present, singular, third-person], speccing out [participle, present], spec'ing out [participle, present], specced out [participle, past], specced out [past], spec'd out [participle, past], spec'd out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|past2=spec'd out|pres_ptc2=spec'ing out}} 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). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-spec_out-en-verb-en:create_the_specifications_for
  2. (transitive) Synonym of spec up (improve, optimize, or maximize the attributes of (something). Tags: transitive Synonyms: spec up [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-spec_out-en-verb-en:improve__optimize__or_maximize_the_attributes_of Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93

Inflected forms

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