eke out

Questions about eke out

What does eke out mean?

eke out means "supplement what is thought to be deficient". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for eke out?

Close synonyms include fill out, squeeze out, squeeze out. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is eke out a common word?

eke out is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.