A person who receives something in a general sense; a recipient.
A person or company appointed to settle the affairs of an insolvent entity.
A person who attempts to return the serve.
Something which receives some substance or object, in a general sense; a receptacle.
The part of a telephone handset contained in the earpiece; (hence) the handset itself; an earpiece.
A swaption which gives its holder the option to enter into a swap in which they pay the floating leg and receive the fixed leg.
The part of a firearm containing the action.
A person who accepts stolen goods.
An official whose job is to receive taxes or other monies; a tax collector, a treasurer.
A vessel for receiving and holding the products of distillation, or for containing gases.
Any of several electronic devices that receive electromagnetic waves, or signals transmitted as such.
An offensive player who catches the ball after it has been passed.
A vessel for receiving the exhaust steam from the high-pressure cylinder before it enters the low-pressure cylinder, in a compound steam engine.
An airtight vessel from which air is pumped in order to form a vacuum.
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.
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.