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English verb: eke out | |||
| 1. | eke out (possession) supplement what is thought to be deficient | ||
| Samples | He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons. Braque eked out his collages with charcoal. | ||
| Synonyms | fill out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | supplement | ||
| 2. | eke out (stative) live from day to day, as with some hardship | ||
| Samples | He eked out his years in great poverty. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | live | ||
| 3. | eke out (possession) make by laborious and precarious means | ||
| Samples | He eked out a living as a painter. | ||
| Synonyms | squeeze out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in | ||
| 4. | eke out (possession) obtain with difficulty | ||
| Samples | He eked out some information from the archives. | ||
| Synonyms | squeeze out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | obtain | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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