Defenition of the word eke out
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Defenition of the word eke out
- live from day to day, as with some hardship: "He eked out his years in great poverty"
- supplement what is thought to be deficient; "He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons"; "Braque eked out his collages with charcoal"
- obtain with difficulty: "He eked out some information from the archives"
- make by laborious and precarious means; "He eked out a living as a painter"
- obtain with difficulty; "He eked out some information from the archives"
- live from day to day, as with some hardship; "He eked out his years in great poverty"
- obtain with difficulty
- make by laborious and precarious means
- supplement what is thought to be deficient
- live from day to day, as with some hardship
Synonyms for the word eke out
Hypernyms for the word eke out
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- bring in
- clear
- earn
- gain
- live
- make
- obtain
- pull in
- realise
- realize
- supplement
- take in
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