eke out
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(verb) obtain with difficulty: "He eked out some information from the archives" |
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Synonyms: squeeze out |
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Related Words: obtain |
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| 2. |
(verb) make by laborious and precarious means; "He eked out a living as a painter" |
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Synonyms: squeeze out |
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Related Words: bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, pull in, realize, take in |
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(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" |
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Synonyms: fill out |
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Related Words: supplement |
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| 4. |
(verb) live from day to day, as with some hardship: "He eked out his years in great poverty" |
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Related Words: live |
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