spec out

verb

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.”

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Meanings

verbspec 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)

present singular third person specs out · participle present speccing out · participle present spec'ing out · participle past specced out · past specced out · participle past spec'd out · past spec'd out

  1. transitiveTo 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. transitiveSynonym of spec up (improve, optimize, or maximize the attributes of (something).

    Synonyms: spec up

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of spec up (improve, optimize, or maximize the attributes of (something).

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spec out,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spec%20out.

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