noun
- curved implements used to help put on shoes by guiding the heel into the shoe
Usage: plural of shoehorn
verb
- forces or squeezes something into a tight or inappropriate space
Usage: third person singular present tense
Examples
- The hotel provides plastic shoehorns in every room.
- She keeps several shoehorns by the front door.
- Metal shoehorns last longer than plastic ones.
- He shoehorns too many meetings into his schedule.
- The director shoehorns unnecessary scenes into the movie.
- She shoehorns her large furniture into the tiny apartment.
- The politician shoehorns his talking points into every answer.