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Definition of shoehorn verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

shoehorn

verb
 
/ˈʃuːhɔːn/
 
/ˈʃuːhɔːrn/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they shoehorn
 
/ˈʃuːhɔːn/
 
/ˈʃuːhɔːrn/
he / she / it shoehorns
 
/ˈʃuːhɔːnz/
 
/ˈʃuːhɔːrnz/
past simple shoehorned
 
/ˈʃuːhɔːnd/
 
/ˈʃuːhɔːrnd/
past participle shoehorned
 
/ˈʃuːhɔːnd/
 
/ˈʃuːhɔːrnd/
-ing form shoehorning
 
/ˈʃuːhɔːnɪŋ/
 
/ˈʃuːhɔːrnɪŋ/
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  1. shoehorn something + adv./prep. to succeed in putting something into a small space or a place where it does not fit very easily
    • They managed to shoehorn the material into just one album.
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