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    SHOEHORN

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A device used for easing the foot into a shoeplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("shoehorn" is a kind of...):

    device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)

     II. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they shoehorn  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it shoehorns  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: shoehorned  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: shoehorned  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: shoehorning  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Fit for a specific purpose even when not well suitedplay

    Classified under:

    Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

    Hypernyms (to "shoehorn" is one way to...):

    accommodate; adapt (make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s something

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