Search Result for "eke out":
Wordnet 3.0

VERB (4)

1. supplement what is thought to be deficient;
- Example: "He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons"
- Example: "Braque eked out his collages with charcoal"
[syn: eke out, fill out]

2. live from day to day, as with some hardship;
- Example: "He eked out his years in great poverty"

3. make by laborious and precarious means;
- Example: "He eked out a living as a painter"
[syn: eke out, squeeze out]

4. obtain with difficulty;
- Example: "He eked out some information from the archives"
[syn: eke out, squeeze out]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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: eke out, 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: eke out, squeeze out]
    4: obtain with difficulty; "He eked out some information from
       the archives" [syn: eke out, squeeze out]