Dictionary - Definition of EKING

Definition: EKING


Part of Speech	Definition
Verb	1. To economize, save or stipple. [Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To scrimp, skimp or stint.[Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Present participle conjugation of the verb eke.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base (eke)	1. To increase; to add to; to augment; -- now commonly used with out, the notion conveyed being to add to, or piece out by a laborious, inferior, or scanty addition; as, to eke out a scanty supply of one kind with some other.[Websters]. 2. Base verb from the following inflections: eking, eked, ekes, eker, ekers, ekingly and ekedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Noun	1. A lengthening or filling piece to make good a deficiency in length.[Websters] 2. The carved work under the quarter piece at the aft part of the quarter gallery.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.		Top

"Eking" is a common misspelling or typo for: Peking, eiking, eeking, ekings.

Date "Eking" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1480. (references)

Specialty Definition: EKING

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Verb] Increasing; augmenting; lengthening.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Geography	Eking is geographically located in Cameroon. Its features include a populated place (a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work). Its geographic coordinates are 2.3 degrees North latitude and 11.45 degrees East longitude. (references)
Wiktionary	1: [Noun] (obsolete),(nautical) A supplementary piece of timber used to lengthen another. (references)
	2: [Noun] Present participle of eke. (references)
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Definition: EKING


Part of Speech	Definition
Verb	1. To economize, save or stipple. [Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To scrimp, skimp or stint.[Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Present participle conjugation of the verb eke.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base (eke)	1. To increase; to add to; to augment; -- now commonly used with out, the notion conveyed being to add to, or piece out by a laborious, inferior, or scanty addition; as, to eke out a scanty supply of one kind with some other.[Websters]. 2. Base verb from the following inflections: eking, eked, ekes, eker, ekers, ekingly and ekedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Noun	1. A lengthening or filling piece to make good a deficiency in length.[Websters] 2. The carved work under the quarter piece at the aft part of the quarter gallery.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.		Top

"EKING" is a common misspelling or typo for: Peking, eiking, eeking, ekings.

Date "EKING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1480. (references)

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Verb] Increasing; augmenting; lengthening.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Geography	Eking is geographically located in Cameroon. Its features include a populated place (a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work). Its geographic coordinates are 2.3 degrees North latitude and 11.45 degrees East longitude. (references)
Wiktionary	1: [Noun] (obsolete),(nautical) A supplementary piece of timber used to lengthen another. (references)
	2: [Noun] Present participle of eke. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top

Expressions	Definition
Eke out	1: Supplement what is thought to be deficient. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
	2: Live from day to day, as with some hardship. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
	3: Obtain with difficulty. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
	4: Make by laborious and precarious means. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
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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 municipality Nazareth in Belgium
Eke, an Igbo deity

People named Eke:

Topics by Level of Interest: eke
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)	Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
Eke Uzoma	7	Alexander Eke	2
Michael Eke	4	EKE	4
John Eke	4	Eke Uzoma	7
EKE	4	John Eke	4
Alexander Eke	2	Michael Eke	4
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).