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eke out

DEFINITIONS OF: eke out

1

v live from day to day, as with some hardship

Type of:
live
lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style

v supplement what is thought to be deficient

Synonyms:
fill out
Type of:
supplement
add as a supplement to what seems insufficient

v make by laborious and precarious means

Synonyms:
squeeze out
Type of:
bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

v obtain with difficulty

Synonyms:
squeeze out
Type of:
obtain
come into possession of
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