spank out
C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To do something quickly or at full speed (rare and informal).
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
informal
To produce or complete something quickly and with energy (rare, informal).
"He spanked out the report in under an hour."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Very rarely attested. May appear in older informal British English or dialect to mean producing or delivering something at full speed. Learners should note this is not a common or widely recognised phrasal verb and safer alternatives exist.
Forms
Base
spank out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
spanks out
he/she/it
Past simple
spanked out
yesterday
Past participle
spanked out
have + pp
-ing form
spanking out
continuous
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