shoehorn (redirected from shoehorning)

shoe·horn  (shhôrn)

n.

A smooth curved implement, often of plastic or metal, inserted at the heel to help put on a shoe.

tr.v. shoe·horned, shoe·horn·ing, shoe·horns

To squeeze into or as if into an insufficient space: The usher shoehorned us into the back of the crowded theater.

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shoehorn [ˈʃuːˌhɔːn]

n

(Engineering / Tools) a smooth curved implement of horn, metal, plastic, etc., inserted at the heel of a shoe to ease the foot into it

vb

(tr) to cram (people or things) into a very small space

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shoehorn - a device used for easing the foot into a shoe device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
Verb	1.	shoehorn - fit for a specific purpose even when not well suited adapt, accommodate - make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"

Translations

shoehorn [ˈʃuːhɔːn] N → calzador m

shoehorn [ˈʃuːhɔː^rn] n → chausse-pied m

shoehorn [ˈʃuːˌhɔːn] n → calzante m, calzascarpe m inv