To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration
To give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission (+ of).
To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.
To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny (+ to).
To allow to enter a hospital or similar facility for treatment.
To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.
To force (something) into (a tight space); to squeeze (something) into (a schedule, etc); to exert great effort to insert or include (something); to include (something) despite potent reasons not to.
To use a shoehorn.
To force some current event into alignment with some (usually unconnected) agenda, especially when it is fallacious.
A smooth tool that assists in putting the foot into a shoe, by sliding the heel in after the toe is in place. This reduces discomfort and damage to the back of the shoe. By slipping it into the back of the shoe behind the heel, the user prevents the heel from squashing down the back of the shoe and causing difficulty; instead the heel slides down the smooth shoehorn, which then comes out easily once the foot is in place.
Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a medium.