eke out vs pull in

eke out and pull in both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
eke out	No	No	Yes	No
pull in	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pull in is a hypernym of eke out; that is, pull in is a word with a broader meaning than eke out:

eke out: make by laborious and precarious means
pull in: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

Other hypernyms of eke out include bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, realise, realize, take in.

eke out (verb)	pull in (verb)
obtain with difficulty	direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
make by laborious and precarious means	get or bring together
supplement what is thought to be deficient	of trains; move into (a station)
live from day to day, as with some hardship	earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages