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List of meaning for eke out

eke out, fill out(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"

eke out(verb)

live from day to day, as with some hardship

"He eked out his years in great poverty"

eke out, squeeze out(verb)

make by laborious and precarious means

"He eked out a living as a painter"

eke out, squeeze out(verb)

obtain with difficulty

"He eked out some information from the archives"

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