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Meaning of word eke out from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

eke out   verb

Meaning : Supplement what is thought to be deficient.

Example : He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons.
Braque eked out his collages with charcoal.

Synonyms : fill out

Meaning : Live from day to day, as with some hardship.

Example : He eked out his years in great poverty.

Meaning : Make by laborious and precarious means.

Example : He eked out a living as a painter.

Synonyms : squeeze out

Meaning : Obtain with difficulty.

Example : He eked out some information from the archives.

Synonyms : squeeze out

Eke out meaning in Bengali (Bangla).