'eke out' definitions:

Definition of 'eke out'

(from WordNet)
verb
Supplement what is thought to be deficient; "He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons"; "Braque eked out his collages with charcoal" [syn: eke out, fill out]
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; "He eked out a living as a painter" [syn: eke out, squeeze out]
verb
Obtain with difficulty; "He eked out some information from the archives" [syn: eke out, squeeze out]

Synonyms of 'eke out'

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