shoehorn

🇺🇸 /ˈʃuːhɔːrn/ 🇬🇧 /ˈʃuːhɔːn/
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noun
R

A tool that helps you slide your heel into a shoe more easily.

She used a shoehorn to put on her tight leather boots.

verb
R

To force something into a tight space or situation.

They shoehorned all the furniture into the small room.

translation

n. A tool that helps you slide your heel into a shoe more easily.
v. To force something into a tight space or situation.

Word Forms

3rd Present shoehorns
Past shoehorned
Perfect shoehorned
Progressive shoehorning
Plural shoehorns