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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

spec up en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (UK, informal, transitive) To improve, optimize, or maximize the attributes of (something).
    • The mech side of this is a tinkerer's paradise, allowing you to spec up your squad's weapons and armour to your heart's content, at least once you have built up the confidence to move away from stock setups. 2018 June 21, “BattleTech review – initially ponderous, then glorious”, in The Guardian:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
speccing up Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
spec'ing up Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
specced up Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
specced up Tense=Past lexicographic
spec'd up Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
spec'd up Tense=Past lexicographic
specs up Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Coordinates

mack out · max out · trick out · pimp out · level up · pimp up · pimp

Synonyms

spec out