Eke out has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
supplement what is thought to be deficient
"He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons"
"Braque eked out his collages with charcoal"
2
live from day to day, as with some hardship
"He eked out his years in great poverty"
3
make by laborious and precarious means
"He eked out a living as a painter"
4
obtain with difficulty
"He eked out some information from the archives"
Example Sentences
"He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons"
verb
"Braque eked out his collages with charcoal"
verb
"He eked out his years in great poverty"
verb
"He eked out a living as a painter"
verb
"He eked out some information from the archives"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)