Eke Out (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Obtain with difficulty; "He eked out some information from the archives".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Synonyms

• Squeeze Out

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

• Fill Out

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.

Meaning ⁴

Make by laborious and precarious means; "He eked out a living as a painter".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Synonyms

• Squeeze Out

Hypernyms

• Earn
• Realize
• Make
• Realise
• Bring In
• Take In
• Pull In
• Clear