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What does shoehorn mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word shoehorn? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. A tool used to assist putting the foot into a shoe by sliding the heel in.
  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. (transitive, figuratively) 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.
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