enfiar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- jam noun A sweet spread made by boiling fruit with sugar until it thickens.
- shoehorn noun A smooth, curved tool used to help slide your heel into a shoe.
- stick noun A thin piece of wood, especially a fallen branch or twig.
- thread noun A thin, long strand of spun fiber used for sewing or weaving.
- wedge noun A piece of material, thick at one end and tapering to a thin edge, used to split, tighten, or lever things apart.
Senses
enfiar is used for these senses in English:
- jam To brusquely force something into a space; to cram, to squeeze.
- shoehorn (transitive, figuratively) 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.
- stick (transitive) To place, set down (quickly or carelessly).
- stick (transitive) To press (something with a sharp point) into something else.
- thread (transitive) To pass a thread through the eye of a needle.
- thread (transitive, figurative) To make one's way through or between (a constriction or obstacles).
- wedge (ambitransitive) To force into a narrow gap.
jam — full definition
- noun A sweet spread made by boiling fruit with sugar until it thickens.
- noun A difficult or awkward situation.
- noun A blockage or pileup, such as heavy traffic.
- noun An informal, spontaneous session of playing music together.
- verb To wedge something tightly so it can no longer move.
shoehorn — full definition
- noun A smooth, curved tool used to help slide your heel into a shoe.
- verb To force something into a space or schedule that is too small or too full for it.
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