Meaning Of The Word Shoehorn

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shoehorn
countable noun: A shoehorn is a piece of metal or plastic with a slight curve that you put in the back of your shoe so that your heel will go into the shoe easily.
verb: If you shoehorn something into a tight place, you manage to get it in there even though it is difficult.

shoehorn in American English
an implement of metal, horn, plastic, etc. with a troughlike blade, inserted at the back of a shoe to aid in slipping the heel in
to force or squeeze into a narrow space
noun: a shaped piece of horn, metal, or the like, inserted in the heel of a shoe to make it slip on more easily
transitive verb: to force into a limited or tight space

shoehorn in British English
noun: a smooth curved implement of horn, metal, plastic, etc, inserted at the heel of a shoe to ease the foot into it
verb: to cram (people or things) into a very small space

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