shoe-horn

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• shoe|horn — «SHOO HRN», noun, verb. –n. a curved piece of metal, horn, or plastic, used to help slip a shoe more easily over the heel. –v.t. to put or force (into) as if with a shoehorn: »The new buildings will shoehorn another 125,000 to 150,000 office… …   Useful english dictionary

• shoe-horn — noun (C) a curved piece of metal or plastic that you can put inside the back of a shoe when you put it on, to help your heel go in easily …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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• Shoe String Symphonettes — Infobox Album | Name = Shoe String Symphonettes Type = Soundtrack Artist = Marc Ribot Released = March 18, 1997 Recorded = Genre = Avant garde jazz, experimental music Length = 45:13 Label = Tzadik Producer = J. D. Foster Reviews = *Allmusic… …   Wikipedia

• Shoeing-horn — Shoehorn Shoe horn , Shoeing horn Shoe ing horn , n. 1. A curved piece of polished horn, wood, or metal used to facilitate the entrance of the foot into a shoe. [1913 Webster] 2. Figuratively: (a) Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 2001 shoe bomb plot — For other incidents onboard flights designated American Airlines Flight 63, see American Airlines Flight 63 (disambiguation). 2001 shoe bomb plot One of the shoes containing the explosive. Location En route to Miami, Flori …   Wikipedia

• shoehorn — shoe|horn shoe horn [ˈʃu:ho:n US ho:rn] n a curved piece of metal or plastic that you put inside the back of a shoe when you put it on, to help your heel go in easily …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• shoehorn — shoe•horn [[t]ˈʃuˌhɔrn[/t]] n. 1) clo a shaped piece of horn, metal, or the like, inserted in the heel of a shoe to help it slip on 2) cvb to force into a limited or tight space • Etymology: 1580–90 …   From formal English to slang

• shoehorn — shoe|horn1 [ ʃu,hɔrn ] noun count a curved object that you use for helping you to put your shoe on shoehorn shoe|horn 2 [ ʃu,hɔrn ] verb transitive to try to make something fit into a place that is too small or not appropriate …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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• Shoehorn — Shoe horn , Shoeing horn Shoe ing horn , n. 1. A curved piece of polished horn, wood, or metal used to facilitate the entrance of the foot into a shoe. [1913 Webster] 2. Figuratively: (a) Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a medium;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English