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Tuesday, April 04, 2006

eke

eke \EEK\, transitive verb:
1. To gain or supplement with great effort or difficulty -- used with 'out'.
2. To increase or make last by being economical -- used with 'out'.

With hard work at the Quik-E-Mart, Jose has finally managed to eke out a few creature comforts, like a multi-million dollar estate at Marth's Vineyard and a Rolls Royce.

And a helicopter.

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