eked

Phonetic Respelling: [ eek ]

Definition:

v. 1 to stretch or supplement with effort or care; 2 to obtain or earn a living or existence with great effort

Sentence:

We eked out our supplies by strict rationing.

More example sentences:

We eked out our supplies by strict rationing.

Hear it

That fame lifted him out of Grub Street where for 10 years he had eked out a living.

Hear it

They barely eked out a hand-to-mouth existense.

Hear it

Synonyms:

scratch; stretch; just getting by

Antonyms:

squander

Eked rhymes:

• One Syllable Rhymes
  • beaked
  • checreaked
  • freaked
  • leaked
  • peaked
  • pepiqued
  • shrisneaked
  • squeaked
  • streaked
  • tweaked
  • wreaked
• Two Syllable Rhymes
  • critiqued