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 noun, verbBrE /hɔːn/NAmE /hɔːrn/



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1 [countable] a hard pointed part that grows, usually in pairs, on the heads of some animals, such as sheep and cows. Horns are often curved.2 [uncountable] the hard substance of which animalhorns are made3 [countable] a simple musical instrument that consists of a curved metal tube that you blow intoa hunting horn4 [countable] (especially BrE) = French horna horn concerto5 [countable] a device in a vehicle for making a loud sound as a warning or signalto honk your car horn (BrE) to sound/toot your horn Behind him, a horn blared.

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 see also foghornblow/toot your own ˈhorn (NAmE, informal) = blow your own trumpet at blow v.draw/pull your ˈhorns into start being more careful in your behaviour, especially by spending less money than before Small businesses have had to pull their horns in during the recession.on the horns of a diˈlemmain a situation in which you have to make a choice between things that are equally unpleasantThe medical profession's eagerness for scientific advance had impaled it on the horns of a dilemma, forcing an unnatural choice between science and morality. more at take the bull by the horns at bull, lock horns (with sb) at lock v.verb

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ˌhorn ˈin (on sb/sth)(NAmE, informal) to involve yourself in a situation that does not concern youI'm sure she doesn't want us horning in on her business.

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