host vs shoehorn

host

noun
  • One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially. 

  • One that provides a facility for an event. 

  • The consecrated bread of the Eucharist. 

  • A cell or organism which harbors another organism or biological entity, usually a parasite. 

  • A moderator or master of ceremonies for a performance. 

  • An organism bearing certain genetic material, with respect to its cells. 

  • A large number of items; a large inventory. 

  • Any computer attached to a network. 

  • A paid male companion offering conversation and in some cases sex, as in certain types of bar in Japan. 

  • A person or organization responsible for running an event. 

  • A multitude of people arrayed as an army; used also in religious senses, as: Heavenly host (of angels) 

verb
  • To perform the role of a host. 

  • To run software made available to a remote user or process. 

shoehorn

noun
  • Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a medium. 

  • 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. 

verb
  • To use a shoehorn. 

  • 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 force some current event into alignment with some (usually unconnected) agenda, especially when it is fallacious. 

How often have the words host and shoehorn occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )