shoehorn

  1. Noun.  A tool used to assist putting the foot into a shoe by sliding the heel in.
  2. Verb.  (literally) To use a shoehorn.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To exert great effort to insert or include something; to insert by force or extreme measures.

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