Definitions from Wiktionary (shoehorn)
▸ noun: A smooth tool that assists in putting the foot into a shoe, by sliding the heel in after the toe is in place.
▸ noun: (derogatory) Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a medium.
▸ noun: (obsolete) Anything which draws on or allures; an inducement.
▸ verb: (literally) To use a shoehorn.
▸ verb: (transitive, figuratively) To force (something) into (a tight space); to squeeze (something) into (a schedule, etc); to exert great effort to insert or include (something); to include (something) despite potent reasons not to.
▸ verb: (transitive, figurative) To force some current event into alignment with some (usually unconnected) agenda, especially when it is fallacious.
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▸ noun: A smooth tool that assists in putting the foot into a shoe, by sliding the heel in after the toe is in place.
▸ noun: (derogatory) Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a medium.
▸ noun: (obsolete) Anything which draws on or allures; an inducement.
▸ verb: (literally) To use a shoehorn.
▸ verb: (transitive, figuratively) To force (something) into (a tight space); to squeeze (something) into (a schedule, etc); to exert great effort to insert or include (something); to include (something) despite potent reasons not to.
▸ verb: (transitive, figurative) To force some current event into alignment with some (usually unconnected) agenda, especially when it is fallacious.
▸ Also see shoehorn
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