eke out

Verb

transitive

(transitive) To supplement. / (transitive) To obtain with difficulty or effort.

Japanese Meaning

かろうじて補う、補足する / 苦労して得る、確保する

She took a weekend job to eke out her income while she finished school.

彼女は学校を終えるまでの間、収入を補うために週末の仕事を始めた。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To supplement.

The old man eked out his pension by selling vegetables from his garden.

Sense（2）

(transitive) To obtain with difficulty or effort.

He eked out a living selling vegetables from the garden.

ekes out

（ present singular third-person ）

eking out

（ participle present ）

eked out

（ participle past ）

eked out

（ past ）