eke out Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb supplement what is thought to be deficient
fill out.
- He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons
- Braque eked out his collages with charcoal
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verb live from day to day, as with some hardship
- He eked out his years in great poverty
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verb make by laborious and precarious means
squeeze out.
- He eked out a living as a painter
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verb obtain with difficulty
squeeze out.
- He eked out some information from the archives
