"spec up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: specs up [present, singular, third-person], speccing up [participle, present], specced up [participle, past], specced up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} spec up (third-person singular simple present specs up, present participle speccing up, simple past and past participle specced up)
  1. (transitive, UK, informal) To improve or optimize the attributes of (something). Tags: UK, informal, transitive

Inflected forms

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