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eked out

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  • Eked — Eke Eke ([=e]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Eking}.] [AS. [=e]kan, [=y]kan; akin to OFries, [=a]ka, OS. ?kian, OHG. ouhh[=o]n to add, Icel. auka to increase, Sw. [ o]ka, Dan. [ o]ge, Goth. aukan, L. augere, Skr. ?jas strength,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • eke out — verb 1. supplement what is thought to be deficient (Freq. 2) He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons Braque eked out his collages with charcoal • Syn: ↑fill out • Hypernyms: ↑supplement …   Useful english dictionary

  • eke out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms eke out : present tense I/you/we/they eke out he/she/it ekes out present participle eking out past tense eked out past participle eked out a) to get just enough money or food to be able to continue to exist… …   English dictionary

  • eke out — {v.} 1. To fill out or add a little to; increase a little. * /Mr. Jones eked out a country teacher s small salary by hunting and trapping in the winter./ * /The modest meal was eked out with bread and milk./ 2. To get (little) by hard work; to… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • eke out — {v.} 1. To fill out or add a little to; increase a little. * /Mr. Jones eked out a country teacher s small salary by hunting and trapping in the winter./ * /The modest meal was eked out with bread and milk./ 2. To get (little) by hard work; to… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • eke\ out — v 1. To fill out or add a little to; increase a little. Mr. Jones eked out a country teacher s small salary by hunting and trapping in the winter. The modest meal was eked out with bread and milk. 2. To get (little) by hard work; to earn with… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • fill out — verb 1. write all the required information onto a form (Freq. 5) fill out this questionnaire, please! make out a form • Syn: ↑complete, ↑fill in, ↑make out • Entailment: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • squeeze out — verb 1. force out (Freq. 1) Some employees were squeezed out by the recent budget cuts • Hypernyms: ↑displace, ↑fire, ↑give notice, ↑can, ↑dismiss, ↑give the axe, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • eke out — verb a) to supplement The old man eked out his pension by selling vegetables from his garden. b) To obtain with difficulty or effort. He eked out a living selling vegetables from the garden …   Wiktionary

  • eke out — Fowler (1926) wanted to limit the use of this phrasal verb to refer to things that can be made to last longer or go further, i.e. a supply: ‘you can eke out your income or a scanty subsistence with odd jobs or by fishing, but you cannot eke out a …   Modern English usage

  • eke out — transitive verb Date: 1596 1. to make up for the deficiencies of ; supplement < eked out his income by getting a second job > 2. to make (a supply) last by economy …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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