eking

/IY1 K IH0 NG/
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.

verb
  1. 1

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

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/eking