Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb eke_out

4 senses of eke out

Sense 1
eke out, fill out -- (supplement what is thought to be deficient; "He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons"; "Braque eked out his collages with charcoal")
       => supplement -- (add as a supplement to what seems insufficient; "supplement your diet")

Sense 2
eke out -- (live from day to day, as with some hardship; "He eked out his years in great poverty")
       => live -- (lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war")

Sense 3
eke out, squeeze out -- (make by laborious and precarious means; "He eked out a living as a painter")
       => gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in -- (earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month")

Sense 4
eke out, squeeze out -- (obtain with difficulty; "He eked out some information from the archives")
       => obtain -- (come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?")