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Definition of shoehorn verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

shoehorn

verb

NAmE//ˈʃuhɔrn//

shoehorn something + adv./prep.Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they shoehorn

he / she / it shoehorns

past simple shoehorned

-ing form shoehorning

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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 onto just one CD.

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