shoehorn

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A smooth tool that assists in putting the foot into a shoe, by sliding the heel in after the toe is in place.
2. 2
   Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a medium.
3. 3
   Anything which draws on or allures; an inducement.

Verb

1. 1
   To use a shoehorn.
2. 2
   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.
3. 3
   To force some current event into alignment with some (usually unconnected) agenda, especially when it is fallacious.