To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert oneself.
To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to; to raise or move by mechanical means.
To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.
To constitute the buying power for a purchase, have a trading value.
To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.
To buy, obtain by payment of a price in money or its equivalent.
To expiate by a fine or forfeit.
A price paid for a house or estate, etc. equal to the amount of the rent or income during the stated number of years.
The apparatus, tackle or device by which such mechanical advantage is gained and in nautical terminology the ratio of such a device, like a pulley, or block and tackle.
The amount of hold one has from an individual foothold or ledge.
Any mechanical hold or advantage, applied to the raising or removing of heavy bodies, as by a lever, a tackle or capstan.
That which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent.
The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.
That which is obtained, got or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition.
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.