shoehorn vs stamp

shoehorn

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. 

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. 

stamp

noun
  • An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof. 

  • A device for stamping designs. 

  • A single dose of lysergic acid diethylamide. 

  • A small piece of paper, with a design and a face value, used to prepay postage or other dues such as tax or licence fees. 

  • Cast; form; character; distinguishing mark or sign; evidence. 

  • A tattoo. 

  • A kind of heavy pestle, raised by water or steam power, for crushing ores. 

  • A small piece of paper bearing a design on one side and adhesive on the other, used to decorate letters or craft work. 

  • An indentation, imprint, or mark made by stamping. 

verb
  • To move (the foot or feet) quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly. 

  • To strike, beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward. 

  • To mark; to impress. 

  • To step quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly. 

  • To apply postage stamps to. 

  • To mark by pressing quickly and heavily. 

  • To give an official marking to, generally by impressing or imprinting a design or symbol. 

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