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eked out

eked out is the simple past and past participle 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 eked out

What is eked out the simple past and past participle of?
Eked out is the simple past and past participle of eke out.

Words near eked out in the dictionary

  1. eke out
  2. ekeberginine
  3. ekebergite
  4. ekecheiria
  5. eked
  6. eked out
  7. ekedst
  8. Ekegusii
  9. ekeing
  10. ekeing out
  11. ekeings

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