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English to English verb
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supplement what is thought to be deficient |  | Example: He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons
Braque eked out his collages with charcoal
source: wordnet30
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live from day to day, as with some hardship | | Example: He eked out his years in great poverty
source: wordnet30
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make by laborious and precarious means | | Example: He eked out a living as a painter
source: wordnet30
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obtain with difficulty | | Example: He eked out some information from the archives
source: wordnet30
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