[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" Synonyms:fill out
[verb] live from day to day, as with some hardship; "He eked out his years in great poverty"
[verb] make by laborious and precarious means; "He eked out a living as a painter" Synonyms:squeeze out
[verb] obtain with difficulty; "He eked out some information from the archives" Synonyms:squeeze out
