Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Verb
S: (v) eke out, fill out (supplement what is thought to be deficient) "He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons"; "Braque eked out his collages with charcoal"
S: (v) eke out (live from day to day, as with some hardship) "He eked out his years in great poverty"
S: (v) eke out, squeeze out (make by laborious and precarious means) "He eked out a living as a painter"
S: (v) gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in (earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages) "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
S: (v) get, acquire (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract) "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"