1. eking - Noun
2. eking - Verb
of Eke
A lengthening or filling piece to make good a deficiency in length.
The carved work under the quarter piece at the aft part of the quarter gallery.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAfter winning the popular vote in Iowa and eking out a victory in New Hampshire, Sanders has seen a surge of support heading into the Nevada caucus, South Carolina primary and Super Tuesday. Source: Internet
“BIDs end up being the most problematic in low-income neighborhoods where the business owners are just eking out a living,” said Sharon Zukin, a sociologist at Brooklyn College. Source: Internet
Just look at Britain’s big supermarkets, which have been fighting a decade-long price war and eking out only meagre profits. Source: Internet
In our view, instead of seeking the location of “shadows”, the Admiral anxiously needs to address the issues that are critical to eking out a long-term solution to this pervading menace. Source: Internet
Lloydminster began as a tiny western dot on the prairie map with folks barely eking an existence out of the solid earth’s ground. Source: Internet
It’s also why so many fans of clubs outside the quartet of contenders talk aloud about how a season in the Championship can be much more fun than eking out another subsistence campaign in the Premier League. Source: Internet