eke out

eke out

Verb

[eking, eked]

1. to make (a supply) last for a long time by using as little as possible

2. to manage to sustain (a living) despite having barely enough food or money [obsolete eke to enlarge]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	eke 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" fill out supplement - add as a supplement to what seems insufficient; "supplement your diet"
	2.	eke out - live from day to day, as with some hardship; "He eked out his years in great poverty" live - lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war"
	3.	eke out - make by laborious and precarious means; "He eked out a living as a painter" squeeze out earn, realise, pull in, bring in, realize, gain, make, take in, clear - earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
	4.	eke out - obtain with difficulty; "He eked out some information from the archives" squeeze out obtain - come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"

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eke out

verb be sparing with, stretch out, be economical with, economize on, husband, be frugal with eke out a living support yourself, survive, get by, make ends meet, scrimp, save, scrimp and save

Translations

eke out [iːk-] vt fus [+ money] → hacer que llegue

eke out vt (make last) → strecken