eke out

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verb

1. supplement what is thought to be deficient (Freq. 2)
- He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons
- Braque eked out his collages with charcoal
• Syn:
fill out
• Hypernyms:
supplement
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. live from day to day, as with some hardship
- He eked out his years in great poverty
• Hypernyms:
live
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. make by laborious and precarious means
- He eked out a living as a painter
• Syn:
squeeze out
• Hypernyms:
gain, take in, clear, make, earn,
realize, realise, pull in, bring in
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. obtain with difficulty
- He eked out some information from the archives
• Syn:
squeeze out
• Hypernyms:
obtain
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP