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eke_out
has definitions from the field of work
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[ verb ] supplement what is thought to be deficient
Synonyms Examples "He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons" "Braque eked out his collages with charcoal" Used in print (Clement Greenberg, "Collage" in his Art and...)( It makes no real difference that Braque 's collage is on_paper and eked_out in charcoal , while Picasso 's is on canvas and eked_out in oil . ) ( It makes no real difference that Braque 's collage is on_paper and eked_out in charcoal , while Picasso 's is on canvas and eked_out in oil . ) Related terms |
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[ verb ] (work) make by laborious and precarious means
Synonyms Examples "He eked out a living as a painter" Related terms |
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[ verb ] live from day to day, as with some hardship
Examples : "He eked out his years in great poverty" Related terms |
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[ verb ] obtain with difficulty
Synonyms Examples : "He eked out some information from the archives" Related terms |
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