1 archaic : increase, lengthen. 2 : to get with great difficulty —usually used with out eke out a living.
Does eke mean stretch?
to supplement; add to; stretch: to eke out an income with odd jobs.
How do you use eke?
Eke sentence example
- Nomadic tribes still eke out a living from the surrounding deserts. ...
- Bedouins are a nomadic people who somehow eke a living from moving around the desert, from oasis to wadi. ...
- Pensioners are forced to retire and then eke out a miserable living.
