shoehorn

n.
A smooth curved implement, often of plastic or metal, inserted at the heel to help put on a shoe.

tr.v., -horned, -horn·ing, -horns.
To squeeze into or as if into an insufficient space: The usher shoehorned us into the back of the crowded theater.

Informal term for adding copy or visuals to an already existing advertisement. Many times, at the last minute, the client will ask the advertising agency to squeeze in additional information where there is no space for it.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a device used for easing the foot into a shoe

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The verb shoehorn has one meaning:

Meaning #1: make fit for a specific purpose
  Synonym: tailor

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - skohorn
v. tr. - klemme ind

Nederlands (Dutch)
schoenlepel

Français (French)
n. - chausse-pied
v. tr. - coincer (qch), serrer (qch)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schuhlöffel
v. - zerknautschen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κόκαλο (για παπούτσια)

Italiano (Italian)
calzascarpe

Português (Portuguese)
n. - calçadeira (f) de sapatos

Русский (Russian)
рожок (для обуви)

Español (Spanish)
n. - calzador
v. tr. - forzar la entrada a un espacio apretado o limitado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skohorn

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
鞋拔, 把...硬塞进去

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 鞋拔
v. tr. - 把...硬塞進去

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 구두 주걱
v. tr. - 좁은 공간에 밀어 넣다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 靴べら, 靴箆
v. - 狭い所へ押し込む

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قرن لتسهيل لبس ألاحذيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כף נעליים‬
v. tr. - ‮דחק בכוח לחלל קטן מדי‬

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