Open English Wordnet
Verbs
(v)eke out, fill outsupplement what is thought to be deficient“He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons”,
“Braque eked out his collages with charcoal” (v)eke outlive from day to day, as with some hardship“He eked out his years in great poverty” (v)eke out, squeeze outmake by laborious and precarious means“He eked out a living as a painter” (v)eke out, squeeze outobtain with difficulty“He eked out some information from the archives”