shoehorn

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of SHOEHORN

to fit (people or things) into a tight space <the organizers of the county fair shoehorned the craft booths between the midway and the farm exhibits>

Synonyms cram, crush, jam, ram, sandwich, shoehorn, squeeze, stuff, wedge

Related Words fill, heap, jam-pack, load, pack

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