ALL meanings of shoehorn
shoe·horn
S s - noun shoehorn tool used to ease shoe onto foot 1
- noun shoehorn a shaped piece of horn, metal, or the like, inserted in the heel of a shoe to make it slip on more easily. 1
- transitive verb shoehorn fit, force: into small space 1
- verb with object shoehorn to force into a limited or tight space: Can you shoehorn four of us into the back seat of your car? 1
- countable noun shoehorn A shoehorn is a piece of metal or plastic with a slight curve that you put in the back of your shoe so that your heel will go into the shoe easily. 0
- verb shoehorn If you shoehorn something into a tight place, you manage to get it in there even though it is difficult. 0
- noun shoehorn a smooth curved implement of horn, metal, plastic, etc, inserted at the heel of a shoe to ease the foot into it 0
- verb shoehorn to cram (people or things) into a very small space 0
- noun shoehorn an implement of metal, horn, plastic, etc. with a troughlike blade, inserted at the back of a shoe to aid in slipping the heel in 0
- verb transitive shoehorn to force or squeeze into a narrow space 0