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eke Definition and Meaning in English (eke definition)

verb
Synonyms:scrape byget bysubsist
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Eke definition: To manage to make a living or obtain something with great difficulty and effort, often by supplementing meager resources.

Definitions of Eke

  1. 1verb

    To manage to make a living or obtain something with great difficulty and effort, often by supplementing meager resources.

  2. 2verb

    To make a limited supply or resource last longer by using it very carefully and sparingly.

Example Sentences

casual

“They had to eke out a living from their small farm in the mountains.”

casual

“We managed to eke out our food supplies for another week by rationing carefully.”

Synonyms

scrape byget bysubsistmanage

Antonyms

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Inflected Word Forms

past tenseeked
present participleeking

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Eke definition: To manage to make a living or obtain something with great difficulty and effort, often by supplementing meager resources.
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'Eke' translates to 'eke' in English. Eke definition: To manage to make a living or obtain something with great difficulty and effort, often by supplementing meager resources.
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