SHOEHORN


Meaning of SHOEHORN in English

/ ˈʃuːhɔːn; NAmE -hɔːrn/ noun , verb

■ noun

a curved piece of plastic or metal, used to help your heel slide into a shoe

■ verb

[ vn + adv. / prep. ] to succeed in putting sth into a small space or a place where it does not fit very easily :

They managed to shoehorn the material onto just one CD.

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