Alternative form of eking

present participle of eke

plural of ekeing

(obsolete except Britain, dialectal) An addition. / (beekeeping, archaic) A small stand on which a beehive is placed. / (beekeeping) A spacer put between or over or under hive parts to make more space.

(transitive) Chiefly in the form eke out: to add to, to augment; to increase; to lengthen.

(archaic) Also; in addition to.

The act or process of adding. / That which is added. / (nautical, obsolete) A supplementary piece of timber used to lengthen another.

present participle of eke

simple past tense and past participle of eke

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of eke