01 v. t. To increase; to add to; to augment; -- now commonly used with out, the notion conveyed being to add to, or piece out by a laborious, inferi…
imp. & p. p.
Eked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Eking
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To increase; to add to; to augment; -- now commonly used with out, the notion conveyed being to add to, or piece out by a laborious, inferior, or scanty addition; as, to eke out a scanty supply of one kind with some other.“He eked out by his wits an income of barely fifty pounds.” — Macaulay.