EKE — or Eke may refer to:* Eke (dance), a Tongan group dance * Encrypted key exchange, a family of password authenticated key agreement methods * Eke, a town part of the muncipality Nazareth in Belgium * Eke, an Igbo deityPeople named Eke:* Eke Uzoma… … Wikipedia
eke — [i:k] v eke out [eke sth<=>out] phr v [: Old English; Origin: iecan, ecan to increase ] 1.) eke out a living/existence to manage to live with very little money or food ▪ They eke out a miserable existence in cardboard shacks. 2.) to make a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Eke — Eke, adv. [AS. e[ a]c; akin to OFries. [ a]k, OS. ?k, D. ?ok, OHG. ouh, G. auch, Icel. auk, Sw. och and, Dan. og, Goth. auk for, but. Prob. from the preceding verb.] In addition; also; likewise. [Obs. or Archaic] [1913 Webster] T will be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Eke — ([=e]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Eking}.] [AS. [=e]kan, [=y]kan; akin to OFries, [=a]ka, OS. ?kian, OHG. ouhh[=o]n to add, Icel. auka to increase, Sw. [ o]ka, Dan. [ o]ge, Goth. aukan, L. augere, Skr. ?jas strength, ugra… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eke — [ ik ] verb ,eke out phrasal verb transitive to get just enough money or food to be able to continue to exist: eke out a living/an existence: The family barely manages to eke out a living from their small farm. a. to make something such as money… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
eke — eke1 [ēk] vt. eked, eking [ME eken, to increase < OE eacan & eacian: see WAX2] Now Dial. to make larger or longer; increase to make larger or longer; increase eke out 1. to add to so as to make sufficient; supplement [to eke out an income with … English World dictionary
Eke — Eke, n. An addition. [R.] [1913 Webster] Clumsy ekes that may well be spared. Geddes. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eke — eke·name; eke; … English syllables
eke — ► VERB (eke out) 1) use or consume frugally. 2) make (a living) with difficulty. ORIGIN Old English, «increase» … English terms dictionary
Eke — Die Eke – auch als Bremer Eke bezeichnet – war vor allem im 14. und 15. Jahrhundert die Bezeichnung für ein häufig eingesetztes Binnenschiff aus Eiche (Plattdeutsch Eke), das auf der Weser vor allem auf der Ober und Mittelweser… … Deutsch Wikipedia
eke — {{11}}eke (adv.) also (obsolete), from O.E. eac, cognate with O.S., O.Du. ok, O.N., Goth. auk, O.Fris. ak, O.H.G. ouh, Ger. auch also; probably related to EKE (Cf. eke) (v.). {{12}}eke (v.) c.1200, eken to increase, lengthen, north England and E … Etymology dictionary
