ಅರ್ಥ : Supplement what is thought to be deficient.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons.
Braque eked out his collages with charcoal.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : fill out
ಅರ್ಥ : Live from day to day, as with some hardship.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
He eked out his years in great poverty.
ಅರ್ಥ : Make by laborious and precarious means.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
He eked out a living as a painter.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : squeeze out
ಅರ್ಥ : Obtain with difficulty.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
He eked out some information from the archives.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : squeeze out