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  • verb
    ekes; eked; eking
    eke out
    [phrasal verb]
    eke out (something) also eke (something) out
    to get or achieve (a living, a victory, etc.) with great difficulty
    They eked out a living from the poor soil of the family's farm. [=they could grow only enough food to survive]
    It looks like he has narrowly eked out a win in the election.
    The company eked out a tiny profit last year.
    to increase (something) by a small amount
    He eked out [=(more commonly) supplemented] his small income by working for neighbors.
    to make (a limited amount of something) last by using it carefully in small amounts
    eke out food supplies