| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |   k |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: eked, ek·ing, ekes
1. To supplement with great effort. Used with out: eked out an income by working two jobs. 2. To get with great effort or strain. Used with out: eke a bare existence from farming in an arid area. 3. To make (a supply) last by practicing strict economy. Used with out. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English eken, to increase, from Old English can. See aug- in Appendix I.
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