To force some current event into alignment with some (usually unconnected) agenda, especially when it is fallacious.
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.
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.
To become unreasonably upset, especially over something unimportant; to cause a scene or a disruption.
To raise (an anchor) from the bottom, by its cable or buoy rope, so that it hangs free.
To fall over or stumble over an object as a result of striking it with one's foot
To activate or set in motion, as in the activation of a trap, explosive, or switch.
To be activated, as by a signal or an event
To cause (a person or animal) to fall or stumble by knocking their feet from under them.
To pull (a yard) into a perpendicular position for lowering it.
To be guilty of a misstep or mistake; to commit an offence against morality, propriety, etc
To experience a state of reverie or to hallucinate, due to consuming psychoactive drugs.
To journey, to make a trip.
Of or relating to trips (three of a kind).
A quick, light step; a lively movement of the feet; a skip.
A journey; an excursion or jaunt.
A stumble or misstep.
A trip-switch or cut-out.
Intense involvement in or enjoyment of a condition.
A flock of wigeons.
A period of time in which one experiences drug-induced reverie or hallucinations.
The act of tripping someone, or causing them to lose their footing.
A single board, or tack, in plying, or beating, to windward.
A mechanical cutout device.
A faux pas, a social error.