shoehorn

shoehorn

shoehorn (third-person singular simple present shoehorns, present participle shoehorning, simple past and past participle shoehorned)

1. (literally) To use a shoehorn.
2. (transitive) To exert great effort to insert or include something; to insert by force or extreme measures.

   They shoehorned the extra appointment into an already packed schedule.

shoehorn (plural shoehorns)

1. A tool used to assist putting the foot into a shoe by sliding the heel in.

	calzascarpe
	tool used to assist the foot
	A tool designed to help inserting the heel of the foot into a shoe.

	calzante
	tool used to assist the foot

	calzare
	to use a shoehorn

Altri significati:

to exert great effort to insert or include something

A tool used to assist putting the foot into a shoe by sliding the heel in.

(literally) To use a shoehorn.

(transitive) To exert great effort to insert or include something; to insert by force or extreme measures.

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