To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted.
To become effective; to come into effect.
To go or come into (a state or profession).
To become a party to an agreement, treaty, etc.
To place in regular form before the court, usually in writing; to put upon record in proper from and order
To go into or upon, as lands, and take actual possession of them.
To deposit for copyright the title or description of (a book, picture, map, etc.).
To go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space.
To type (something) into a computer; to input.
To record (something) in an account, ledger, etc.
To make report of (a vessel or its cargo) at the custom house; to submit a statement of (imported goods), with the original invoices, to the proper customs officer for estimating the duties. See entry.
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.