English
Etymology
From shoe + horn
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-shoehorn.ogg|Audio (US)
Noun
en-noun
#A tool used to assist the foot into a shoe by sliding the heel in.
Translations
French: chausse-pied m
German: Schuhanzieher m, Schuhlöffel m
Icelandic: skóhorn n
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Japanese: �篦 (���, ����, kutsubera)
Polish: �yżka do butów f
Italian: calzascarpe m
Verb
en-verb
#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.
#To use a shoehorn.
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