EKE OUT as VERB

1. Meaning
   • obtain with difficulty
   Synonym(s)
   • squeeze out (what does squeeze out mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He eked out some information from the archives
   Hypernyms(s) eke out is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • obtain (what does obtain mean?)
2. Meaning
   • make by laborious and precarious means
   Synonym(s)
   • squeeze out (what does squeeze out mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He eked out a living as a painter
   Hypernyms(s) eke out is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • gain (what does gain mean?)
   • take in (what does take in mean?)
   • clear (what does clear mean?)
   • make (what does make mean?)
   • earn (what does earn mean?)
   • realize (what does realize mean?)
   • realise (what does realise mean?)
   • pull in (what does pull in mean?)
   • bring in (what does bring in mean?)
3. Meaning
   • supplement what is thought to be deficient
   Synonym(s)
   • fill out (what does fill out mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons
   • Braque eked out his collages with charcoal
   Hypernyms(s) eke out is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • supplement (what does supplement mean?)
4. Meaning
   • live from day to day, as with some hardship
   Usage Example(s)
   • He eked out his years in great poverty
   Hypernyms(s) eke out is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • live (what does live mean?)