shoehorn
/ˈʃuːhɔːrn/
verb
- To force something into a space that is too small or tight.
- They tried to shoehorn a large sofa into the tiny apartment.
- The writer shoehorned too many characters into the short story.
- We shoehorned our luggage into the trunk of the car.
noun
- A curved tool used to help slide your heel into a shoe.
- I keep a shoehorn in the closet for tight dress shoes.
- The old wooden shoehorn had been in his family for decades.
- She used a long shoehorn to put on her boots without bending over.