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What does "eke out" mean?

  1. Supplement, make last, as in The survivors eked out their food and water until they were rescued. [Late 1500s]
  2. Get with great difficulty or effort, as in The soil was terrible but they managed to eke out a living by rotating crops. [Early 1800s]

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