rig vs shoehorn

rig

verb
  • To make or construct something in haste or in a makeshift manner. 

  • To move (a heavy object) with the help of slings, hoists, block and tackle, levers, or similar equipment. 

  • To dress or clothe in some costume. 

  • To manipulate something dishonestly for personal gain or discriminatory purposes. 

  • To equip and fit (a ship) with sails, shrouds, and yards. 

  • To outfit a model with controls for animation. 

noun
  • Special equipment or gear used for a particular purpose. 

  • An imperfectly castrated horse, sheep etc. 

  • A model outfitted with parameterized controls for animation. 

  • Radio equipment, especially a citizen's band transceiver. 

  • A costume or an outfit. 

  • A ridge. 

  • A promiscuous woman. 

  • An algebraic structure similar to a ring, but without the requirement that every element have an additive inverse. 

  • The special apparatus used for drilling wells. 

  • The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft. 

  • A large truck such as a semi-trailer truck. 

  • A personal computer, typically one modified for looks. 

shoehorn

verb
  • 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. 

noun
  • 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. 

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