noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act or process of adding.
2. 2
   That which is added.
3. 3
   A supplementary piece of timber used to lengthen another. obsolete

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of eke form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

alsoalsoaugmentincreasetoo

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English *eking, *eching, deverbal of eken (“to increase, add”), equivalent to eke + -ing. More at eke.

Etymology 2

From eke.

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