| eke out | (phrv) ชดเชยให้, See also: เพิ่มให้, Syn. scratch out |
| eke out | (v) supplement what is thought to be deficient, Syn. fill out, Example: He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons; Braque eked out his collages with charcoal |
| eke out | (v) live from day to day, as with some hardship, Example: He eked out his years in great poverty |
| eke out | (v) make by laborious and precarious means, Syn. squeeze out, Example: He eked out a living as a painter |
| eke out | (v) obtain with difficulty, Syn. squeeze out, Example: He eked out some information from the archives |