shoehorn

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

shoe-horn

bone

🦴

shoe-lift

Translations

Schuhlöffel

chausse-pied

calzador

calzascarpe

Schuhanzieher

calçadeira

calzante

schoenlepel

calzatoio

corno da scarpa

قَرْن

calçador

κόκαλο

قرن

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃuːˌhɔː(ɹ)n/

Etymology

From shoe + horn.