v.
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: eked ; ek · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ī ecan, ē can; akin to Old High German ouhh ō n to add, Latin aug ē re to increase, Greek auxein
Date: before 12th century
1 archaic : INCREASE , LENGTHEN
2 : to get with great difficulty ― usually used with out < eke out a living>