{v.} 1. To fill out or add a little to; increase a little. * /Mr. Jones eked out a country teacher's small salary by hunting and trapping in the winter./ * /The modest meal was eked out with bread and milk./ 2. To get (little) by hard work; to earn with difficulty. * /Fred eked out a bare living by farming on a rocky hillside./
EKE OUT
Meaning of EKE OUT in English
Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012