English Explanatory Dictionary

eke out

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To supplement.
  2. To obtain with difficulty or effort.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-eke out.wav

Word forms

eke out ekes out eking out eked out

Etymology

From obsolete eke (“to add to, augment; to increase”) + out.

Synonyms

squeeze out
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