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Meanings of eke out in English
Catalan
fer arribar Spanish
estirar Spanish
extraer Synonyms
Examples for "fill out"
Examples for "fill out"
1
I fill out my name-whichis the first question-andmy age-the second.
2
Visit our website for more information or fill out the form below.
3
If you'll fill out the NCIC form we can work both networks.
4
Those rare cases have to fill out an Application for Special Exemption.
5
They said you can fill out a report when you feel better.
Usage of eke out in English
1
Rather, we often eke out meaning based largely on context and expectations.
2
I hold them-oroptions-onlylong enough to eke out a small profit.
3
In certain cases, education and enlightenment can serve to eke out evil.
4
Only the cruelest of weeds and thorns eke out a living now.
5
Many migrants eke out a living as street vendors or day laborers.
6
Others eke out a living by begging for alms on the streets.
7
Microbes might, however, be able to eke out an existence below the surface.
8
And more focused management could eke out value by marketing drugs more aggressively.
9
There you may eke out an existence as best you may.
10
Some were to eke out a life of widowhood in poverty.
11
There are gaps in my own knowledge I want you to eke out.
12
I might manage to eke out a subsistence in that way.
13
They eke out a living growing vegetables on the land around the shack.
14
Does our friend eke out his modest income with a crossing?
15
We quickly learned that we couldn't eke out an existence in the jungle.
16
Somehow, they managed to survive and eke out a living here.
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Eke out through the time
Eke out across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common