English

Pronunciation
enPR|�k, IPA|/i�k/, SAMPA|/i:k/
:Homophones: eek
:Rhymes:English:-i�k|Rhymes: -i�k

Etymology
Old English Ä«ecan

Verb
en-verb|ek|ing

1. 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.

#:to eke out a scanty supply of one kind with some other
#:Quotations
#:*1952, The typical medieval house was essentially a timber structure, though, for reasons of economy, its construction was eked out with cheaper material; and, speaking loosely, the later the house the greater the proportion of cheap material. — L.F. Salzman, Building in England, page 192.

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Hungarian

Etymology
From a Turkic language, compare the Turkish verb form ek.

Noun
infl|hu|noun

1. plough

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Maori

Verb
infl|mi|verb

1. to embark

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Old English

Adverb
infl|ang|adverb

1. also

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io:eke
ku:eke
hu:eke
ru:eke
te:eke
vi:eke
tr:eke
zh:eke

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