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/ |
- 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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