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- pronunciation:
- ik
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
ekes, eking, eked |
| definition 1: |
to obtain or earn (a living or existence) with great effort (usu. fol. by "out').
It's hard to eke out a living from farming on such dry and rocky land. |
| definition 2: |
(old-fashioned) to stretch or supplement with effort or care (usu. fol. by "out").
We eked out our supplies by strict rationing.- antonyms:
- squander
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