/ 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.