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eke / ēk/ • v. [tr.] (eke something out) manage to support oneself or make a living with difficulty: they eked out their livelihoods from the soil. ∎ make an amount or supply of something last longer by using or consuming it frugally: the remains of yesterday's stew could be eked out to make another meal. ∎ obtain or create, but just barely: Tennessee eked out a 74–73 overtime victory.eke2 • adv. archaic term for also.
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