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eke out

/ eke out /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
"He eked out some information from the archives"
Type of:
obtain
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
"He eked out a living as a painter"
Type of:
gain take in clear
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
"He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons"
"Braque eked out his collages with charcoal"
Type of:
supplement
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
live from day to day, as with some hardship
"He eked out his years in great poverty"
Type of:
live
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
42%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
6
Times Searched
3
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