Definition of Shoehorn

Shoe´horn`
n.1.A curved piece of polished horn, wood, or metal used to facilitate the entrance of the foot into a shoe.
2.Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a medium; - by way of contempt.
v. t.1.to squeeze or force into a tight-fitting space, with or as though with a shoehorn; - often used figuratively.


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accommodate, adapt, tailor


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