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eek out

eek out is the misspelling of eke out.

Meaning of eke out

Verb

eke out (third-person singular simple present ekes out, present participle eking out, simple past and past participle eked out)

  1. (transitive) To supplement.
    • The old man eked out his pension by selling vegetables from his garden.
  2. (transitive) To obtain with difficulty or effort.
    • Near-synonym: squeeze out
    Synonyms:
    squeeze out

Questions about eek out

What is eek out the misspelling of?
Eek out is the misspelling of eke out.

Words near eek out in the dictionary

  1. eejit
  2. eejits
  3. eejut
  4. eejuts
  5. eek
  6. eek out
  7. eeke
  8. eeked
  9. eeking
  10. eeks
  11. eel

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