shoehorn

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. A smooth tool that assists in putting the foot into a shoe, by sliding the heel in after the toe is in place.
2. (derogatory) Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a medium.
3. (obsolete) Anything which draws on or allures; an inducement.

Verb

1. (literally) To use a shoehorn.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To force (something) into (a tight space); to squeeze (something) into (a schedule, etc); to exert great effort to insert or include (something); to include (something) despite potent reasons not to.
3. (figuratively, transitive) To force some current event into alignment with some (usually unconnected) agenda, especially when it is fallacious.

Konzepte

Schuhlöffel

Schuhanzieher

ein Schuhlöffel benutzen

Synonyme

shoe-horn

bone

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shoe-lift

Übersetzungen

chausse-pied

calzador

calzascarpe

calçadeira

calzante

schoenlepel

calzatoio

κόκαλο

قَرْن

çekecek

calçador

corno da scarpa

قرن

calçar

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Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈʃuːˌhɔː(ɹ)n/

Etymologie (Englisch)

From shoe + horn.