horn
13 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
horns
plural
horns
Britannica Dictionary definition of HORN
1
a
[count]
:
one of the hard pointed parts that grows on the head of some animals (such as cattle, goats, or sheep)
b
[count]
:
a hard pointed part that grows on the nose of a rhinoceros
c
[noncount]
:
the hard material of which horns are made
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utensils made of horn
2
[count]
:
something that is shaped like a horn
3
[count]
b
:
an instrument made from an animal's horn that is used for music or for producing loud signals
4
[count]
:
a device that makes a loud noise
—
see picture at car
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The driver in the car behind me blew/honked his horn.
5
the horn
US slang
:
1telephone
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When he heard there was trouble, he got on the horn to the police. [=he phoned the police]
blow your own horn
US, informal or toot your own horn
:
to talk about yourself or your achievements especially in a way that shows that you are proud or too proud
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We've had a very successful year, and I think we have a right to blow our own horn [=(Brit) blow our own trumpet] a little.
lock horns
on the horns of a dilemma
:
in a situation in which you have to choose between things that are unpleasant or undesirable
pull in your horns
also draw in your horns
:
to begin to behave in a more careful way
especially
:
to spend or invest money more carefully
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The bad economic news has caused many investors to pull in their horns.
take the bull by the horns
2
horn
/ˈhoɚn/
verb
horns;
horned;
horning
2
horn
/ˈhoɚn/
verb
horns;
horned;
horning
Britannica Dictionary definition of HORN
horn in
[phrasal verb] US, informal + usually disapproving
:
to add your comment or opinion to a conversation or discussion that you have been listening to
— usually + on
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Whenever I start to talk, he always horns in.
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He always horns in on the conversation.
