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 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.
A hand tool for making rotational adjustments, such as fitting nuts and bolts, or fitting pipes; a spanner.
In screw theory, a screw assembled from force and torque vectors arising from application of Newton's laws to a rigid body.
A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug.
An injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb; strain, sprain.
A distorting change from the original meaning.
In coursing, the act of bringing the hare round at less than a right angle, worth half a point in the recognised code of points for judging.
An adjustable spanner used by plumbers.
A violent emotional change caused by separation.
To rack with pain; to be hurt or distressed.
To deprive by means of a violent pull or twist.
To use a wrench; to twist with a wrench.
To pull or twist violently.
To injure (a joint) by pulling or twisting.
To distort the original meaning of; to misrepresent.