dike out

verb

To remove a component by using a pair of diagonal cutters ("dikes"). By analogy, to remove any part from a larger whole.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person dikes out · participle present diking out · participle past diked out · past diked out

  1. slangengineeringTo 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
  2. alternativeAlternative form of dyke out.
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APA

dike out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dike%20out

MLA

“dike out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dike%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dike out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dike%20out.

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