Found 1 items, similar to eke out.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: eke out eke out v 1: supplement what is thought to be deficient; “He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons”; “Braque eked out his collages with charcoal” [syn: fill out] 2: live from day to day, as with some hardship; “He eked out his years in great poverty” 3: make by laborious and precarious means; “He eked out a living as a painter” [syn: squeeze out] 4: obtain with difficulty; “He eked out some information from the archives” [syn: squeeze out]