eke out

verbs

supplement what is thought to be deficient
"He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons"; "Braque eked out his collages with charcoal"
eke out, fill out
live from day to day, as with some hardship
"He eked out his years in great poverty"
eke out
is a type of (narrower)
lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style
"we had to live frugally after the war"
live
make by laborious and precarious means
"He eked out a living as a painter"
eke out, squeeze out
obtain with difficulty
"He eked out some information from the archives"
eke out, squeeze out