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The Meaning of eke

  • (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, inferior, or scanty addition; as, to eke out a scanty supply of one kind with some other.
  • (adv.) In addition; also; likewise.
  • (n.) An addition.

Rhymes

antique , ashcreek , baek , batik , beak , beeck , beek , belgique , bespeak , bleak , boutique , cacique , cheek , chesapeake , chic , cleek , clique , creak , creek , critique , deike , dieck , dominique , electrique , feick , fenugreek , fleek , freak , geac , geek , gieck , gleek , greek , grosbeak , henriques , henriquez , kmiec , leak , leake , leek , leick , leveque , manrique , martinique , mcpeek , mediq , meek , midweek , misspeak , monique , mozambique , mystique , nongreek , oblique , paek , peak , peake , peek , physique , pique , reeck , reek , respeak , rieck , riecke , riek , rieke , screak , seaq , seek , sheek , sheik , sheikh , shriek , siek , sikh , sleek , sneak , speak , speake , squeak , steek , streak , streek , tariq , teac , teak , technique , tweak , unique , vanbeek , veronique , weak , week , weick , weik , wieck , workweek , wreak , zeek , zeke