{
  "eking out":{
    "to get with great difficulty":{
      "examples":[
        "eked out a living from the family's small farm"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "scraping (up or together)",
        "scrounging",
        "squeezing",
        "wresting",
        "wringing"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "acquiring",
        "attaining",
        "drawing",
        "earning",
        "gaining",
        "landing",
        "obtaining",
        "procuring",
        "securing"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "eking (out)":{
    "to get with great difficulty":{
      "examples":[
        "eked out a living from the family's small farm"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "scraping (up or together)",
        "scrounging",
        "squeezing",
        "wresting",
        "wringing"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "acquiring",
        "attaining",
        "drawing",
        "earning",
        "gaining",
        "landing",
        "obtaining",
        "procuring",
        "securing"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  }
}