eke out
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~ make by laborious and precarious means; "He eked out a living as a painter"
dry out
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~ become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun"
ebb out
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~ flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon"
eke out
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~ live from day to day, as with some hardship; "He eked out his years in great poverty"
eke out
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~ supplement what is thought to be deficient; "He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons"; "Braque eked out his collages with charcoal"
eke out
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~ obtain with difficulty; "He eked out some information from the archives"
drop out
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~ give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up"
eat out
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~ eat at a restaurant or at somebody else's home
drum out
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~ remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"
drop out
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~ withdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional values; "She hasn't heard from her brother in years--he dropped out after moving to California"
drown out
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~ make imperceptible; "The noise from the ice machine drowned out the music"
drop out
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~ leave school or an educational program prematurely; "Many students drop out because they are not prepared for our challenging program"
fill out
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~ make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child"
fan out
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~ move outward; "The soldiers fanned out"
fill out
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~ make bigger or better or more complete
figure out
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~ find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"
fill out
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~ write all the required information onto a form; "fill out this questionnaire, please!"; "make out a form"
factor out
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~ resolve into factors; "a quantum computer can factor the number 15"
fall out
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~ come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
fill out
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~ become round, plump, or shapely; "The young woman is fleshing out"