eke : Idioms & Phrases

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eke out

  • 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
  • verb live from day to day, as with some hardship
    • He eked out his years in great poverty
  • verb make by laborious and precarious means
    squeeze out.
    • He eked out a living as a painter
  • verb obtain with difficulty
    squeeze out.
    • He eked out some information from the archives
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