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eke

verb

□ eke something out

1 she eked out a living as a washerwoman:

scrape, scratch, scrimp;

survive, live, stay alive, exist, support oneself, cope, manage, fare, get along, get by, get through, make (both) ends meet, keep body and soul together;

informal keep the wolf from the door, keep one's head above water, make out.

2 people would eke out their supplies through the winter:

economize on, skimp on, be (more) economical with, make economies with, scrimp and scrape, save;

be thrifty with, be frugal with, be sparing with, cut back on, make cutbacks in, budget, husband;

informal go easy on.

▷antonyms squander.

3 the emergency rations need to be eked out with other food to maintain health:

augment, add to, increase, supplement;

enlarge, expand, amplify, make bigger, pad out, fill out, bulk out, stretch out.