0 to use something slowly or carefully because you only have a small amount of it: --
He managed to eke out a living (= earn just enough to live on) one summer by selling drinks on a beach.
There wasn't much food left, but we just managed to eke it out.
NIEUWE WOORDEN
European
May 10, 2021
WOORD VAN DE DAG
Shimmer
eke sth out