Definition of eke out
English to English 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.
source: WordNet 3.0 - live from day to day, as with some hardship
He eked out his years in great poverty.
source: WordNet 3.0 - make by laborious and precarious means
He eked out a living as a painter.
source: WordNet 3.0 - obtain with difficulty
He eked out some information from the archives.
source: WordNet 3.0
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eke out, escout, eye socket, eyeshot, egot, executed, escot, egest, exeat, exect, equate, egoist, excoct, eskudo, equity, exsect, exocet, ejecta, egghot, egoity
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