| 1. eke out [ Synonyms: fill out] | |
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Supplement what is thought to be deficient
"He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons"; "Braque eked out his collages with charcoal";
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| 2. eke out | |
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Live from day to day, as with some hardship
"He eked out his years in great poverty";
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| 3. eke out [ Synonyms: squeeze out] | |
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Make by laborious and precarious means
"He eked out a living as a painter";
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| 4. eke out [ Synonyms: squeeze out] | |
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Obtain with difficulty
"He eked out some information from the archives";
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