eke
eke1 definition
eke (ēk)
eke Idioms
eke out
- to add to so as to make sufficient; supplement to eke out an income with a second job
- to manage to make (a living) with difficulty
- to use (a supply) frugally
eke2 definition
eke (ēk)
adverb
Archaic also
Etymology: ME < OE eac, akin to Ger auch < IE base *au-, again, on the other hand > L aut, Gr au, on the other hand
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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