eke out
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English [edit]
Verb [edit]
eke out (third-person singular simple present ekes out, present participle eking out, simple past and past participle eked out)
- (transitive) to supplement
- The old man eked out his pension by selling vegetables from his garden.
- (transitive) To obtain with difficulty or effort.
- He eked out a living selling vegetables from the garden.
Translations [edit]
supplement
obtain with difficulty
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