Synonyms: eke out, squeeze out
Definition: obtain with difficulty
Usage: He eked out some information from the archives
Synonyms: squeeze out, eke out
Definition: make by laborious and precarious means
Usage: He eked out a living as a painter
Similar words: clear, bring in, take in, earn, gain, make, realise, realize, pull in
Definition: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
Usage: 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
Definition: supplement what is thought to be deficient
Usage: He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons; Braque eked out his collages with charcoal
Similar words: supplement
Definition: add as a supplement to what seems insufficient
Usage: supplement your diet
Synonyms: eke out
Definition: live from day to day, as with some hardship
Usage: He eked out his years in great poverty
Similar words: live
Definition: lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style
Usage: we had to live frugally after the war