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(v)
eke out
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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”
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(v)
eke out
live from day to day, as with some hardship
“He eked out his years in great poverty”
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(v)
eke out
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squeeze out
make by laborious and precarious means
“He eked out a living as a painter”
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(v)
eke out
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squeeze out
obtain with difficulty
“He eked out some information from the archives”
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