eke out

• Verbo frasal que se usa para indicar que una pequeña cantidad de algo se estira para durar más tiempo o que algo se consigue con gran esfuerzo.

A phrasal verb used to indicate making a small amount of something last longer or obtaining something with great difficulty.

incontable · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Make a living with difficultyformal

   To manage to obtain a livelihood or support with great effort and limited resources.

   Ganarse la vida con dificultad

   • The farmer eked out a living from the barren soil.
   • She eked out a meager income by working multiple part-time jobs.
   • They eked out a subsistence in the remote mountain village.

   Sinónimosscrapescratchsqueezewrest

   Antónimosflourishprosperthrive

2. Use sparingly to make lastformal

   To make a limited supply of something last longer by using it carefully and sparingly.

   Estirar (un recurso escaso)

   • He eked out the last of the water until they reached the oasis.
   • She eked out the small amount of paint to finish the entire wall.
   • They eked out their food supplies during the long winter.

   Sinónimosconservehusbandrationspin outstretch

   Antónimosconsumedepleteexhaustlavishspendsquanderwaste

3. Achieve with difficultyformal

   To obtain or achieve something with great effort or difficulty.

   lograr con dificultad

   • The team eked out a narrow victory in the final seconds of the game.
   • He eked out a small profit from the struggling business.
   • She eked out a passing grade after studying all night.

   Sinónimosscratch outsqueeze outwrestwring