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[ eek ] SHOW IPA
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verb (used with object), eked, ek·ing. to increase; enlarge; lengthen.
Verb Phrases eke out, to make (a living) or support (existence) laboriously: They managed to eke out a living by farming a small piece of land. to supplement; add to; stretch: to eke out an income with odd jobs. Origin of eke 1 before 1000; Middle English eken, Old English ēac (i )an (intransitive), derivative of ēaca (noun) increase; Middle English echen, Old English ēcan, variant of īecan (transitive) <West Germanic *aukjan; both akin to Old Norse auka, Gothic aukan, Latin augēre, Greek auxánein to increase, amplify
Words nearby eke ejusd., eka-, Ekaterinburg, Ekaterinodar, Ekaterinoslav, eke , eke out, EKG, ekistic, ekistician, ekistics
Definition for eke (2 of 2) [ eek ] SHOW IPA
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Origin of eke 2 before 900; Middle English eek, Old English ēc, ēac; cognate with German auch, Old Norse, Gothic auk
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Example sentences from the Web for eke The polls say Republicans will likely eke out a small majority in the Senate this Election Day.
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They made the playoffs just four times and managed to eke out only one playoff series win.
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Thanks to an unexpectedly strong showing in the West and the farm belt, Truman managed to eke out re-election.
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Polls suggests he should be able to eke out a win of three points or so.
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President Obama is likely to eke out a popular vote victory and a win the electoral college.
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He learnt to eke out his meagre supplies by living on the wild game of the country, the native flour, bananas and mangoes.
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Faults of temper she may have had, and eke narrow prejudices on sundry points.
In the Valley | Harold Frederic
They showed me several seed-bearing bushes and weeds which in old time had helped to eke out for them an existence.
Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights | J. William Lloyd
Their helms and eke their mail-coats / bound on horse did stand: And doughty knights made ready / to fare from out that land.
The Nibelungenlied | Unknown
And he had justs and turnaments, Whereto were many prest, Wherein some knights did far excell And eke surmount the rest.
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British Dictionary definitions for eke (1 of 2) verb (tr) archaic to increase, enlarge, or lengthen
Word Origin for eke Old English eacan; related to Old Norse auka to increase, Latin augēre to increase
British Dictionary definitions for eke (2 of 2) Word Origin for eke Old English eac; related to Old Norse, Gothic auk also, Old High German ouh, Latin autem but, aut or
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Words related to eke augment, economize, fill, husband, increase, magnify, stretch, supplement