'eke out' definitions:

Definition of 'eke out'

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'

From: Moby Thesaurus

accomplish,
bring to completion,
bring to fruition,
complete,
cope,
fill in,
fill out,
fulfill,
get by,
keep afloat,
make ends meet,
make good,
make out,
make up,
manage,
mature,
piece out,
refill,
replenish,
round out,
scrape along,
subsist,
survive,
top off

Words containing 'eke out'

Eke,
Eked,
Eking