what does "eke" mean?

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what does "eke" mean?

2007-10-28 02:11:36 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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to supplement through adversity. also: to survive or subsist by means of hard labor or strenuous effort. eke (usually used with "out") is derived from the Greek for augment

2007-10-28 03:11:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Eke out means -- to make up for the deficiencies

2007-10-28 02:22:39 · answer #2 · answered by J.SWAMY I ఇ జ స్వామి 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

To stretch out or to scrape by as in to "to eke a living" means to survive on a subsistence level or to "eke one's food" means to ration it to make it last.

2007-10-28 02:19:49 · answer #3 · answered by morwood_leyland 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋