Eke Out (Verb)
Meaning 1
Obtain with difficulty; "He eked out some information from the archives".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 2
Supplement what is thought to be deficient; "He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons"; "Braque eked out his collages with charcoal".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Synonyms
Meaning 3
Live from day to day, as with some hardship; "He eked out his years in great poverty".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.