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shoe·horn

(sho͞o′hôrn′)

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)

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

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

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

shoe•horn

(ˈʃuˌhɔrn)
n.

1. a shaped piece of horn, metal, or the like, inserted in the heel of a shoe to help it slip on.

v.t.

2. to force into a limited or tight space.

[1580–90]

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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

lžíce na boty

Schuhlöffel Schuhanzieher

κόκαλο

ŝukorno

calzador

chausse-pied embouchoir

cipőhúzó

skóhorn

calzascarpe corno da scarpe calzante

een schoenlepel gebruikenpersen proppen schoenlepel

łyżka do butów

calçadeira

рожок

skohorn

shoehorn

[ˈʃuːhɔːn] N → calzador m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

shoehorn

[ˈʃuːhɔː^rn] n → chausse-pied m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

shoehorn

[ˈʃuːˌhɔːn] n → calzante m, calzascarpe m inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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