countable Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬the object in a car or other vehicle that makes a loud warning noise when you press it
sound/honk/beep your horn:
A carsounded its horn at me.
Synonyms and related words
Internal parts of cars and other road vehicles
accelerator
air bag
back seat
2
countable one of the hard pointed parts that usually grow in a pair on the heads of some animals, for example cows or goats. The horns on a deer are called antlers.
Synonyms and related words
Animal body parts
anatomical
anatomy
antler
2a
countable one of the pointed parts on the heads of evil creatures such as the devil
Synonyms and related words
The devil and worshipping the devil
the Devil
satanism
black mass
2b
uncountable the hard substance that animals’ horns are made of
Synonyms and related words
The skin, bones and fur of animals
armor
armour
beard
3
countable a musical instrument consisting of a tube that is wide at one end and that you play by blowing into the narrow end
the French horn
Synonyms and related words
Musical instruments
accordion
air guitar
baby grand
3a
a simple instrument made from the horn of an animal that you blow to make a sound
Synonyms and related words
Musical instruments
accordion
air guitar
baby grand
4
countable an object or shape that is narrow at one end and much wider at the other
Synonyms and related words
Shapes with many angles
chevron
cross
cube
phrases
draw/pull in your horns
on the horns of a dilemma
horn
noun
US /hɔrn/
Other entries for this word
hornverb
French hornnoun
horn-rimmedadjective
English hornnoun
horn of plentyphrase
blow/toot your own hornphrase
Word Forms
singular
horn
plural
horns
DEFINITIONS3
1
countable Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬the object in a car or other vehicle that makes a loud warning noise when you press it
honk/beep/sound your horn:
A carhonked its horn at me.
Synonyms and related words
Internal parts of cars and other road vehicles
accelerator
air bag
back seat
2
countable one of the hard pointed parts that usually grow in a pair on the heads of some animals, for example cows or goats. The horns on a deer are called antlers.
Synonyms and related words
Animal body parts
anatomical
anatomy
antler
2a
countable one of the pointed parts on the heads of evil creatures such as the devil
Synonyms and related words
The devil and worshipping the devil
the Devil
satanism
black mass
2b
uncountable the hard substance that animals’ horns are made of
Synonyms and related words
The skin, bones and fur of animals
armor
armour
beard
3
countable a musical instrument consisting of a tube that is wide at one end and that you play by blowing into the narrow end
the French horn
Synonyms and related words
Musical instruments
accordion
air guitar
baby grand
3a
a simple instrument made from the horn of an animal that you blow to make a sound
Synonyms and related words
Musical instruments
accordion
air guitar
baby grand
phrases
blow/toot your own horn
draw/pull in your horns
horn of plenty
on the horns of a dilemma
horn
verb
UK /hɔː(r)n/
Other entries for this word
hornnoun
French hornnoun
horn-rimmedadjective
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
horn
he/she/it
horns
present participle
horning
past tense
horned
past participle
horned
phrasal verb
horn in
intransitive
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
horn in
he/she/it
horns in
present participle
horning in
past tense
horned in
past participle
horned in
informal
1
to try to become involved in something that other people do not want you to be involved in
My littlebrother always horns in when I’m with my friends.
horn in on:
Don’t talk about the deal around Chuck, or he’ll try to horn in on it.
Synonyms and related words
To take part, or to become involved
join in
participate
involve
horn
verb
US /hɔrn/
Other entries for this word
hornnoun
French hornnoun
horn-rimmedadjective
English hornnoun
horn of plentyphrase
blow/toot your own hornphrase
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
horn
he/she/it
horns
present participle
horning
past tense
horned
past participle
horned
phrasal verb
horn in
intransitive
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
horn in
he/she/it
horns in
present participle
horning in
past tense
horned in
past participle
horned in
informal
1
to try to become involved in something that other people do not want you to be involved in
My littlebrother always horns in when I’m with my friends.
horn in on:
Don’t talk about the deal around Chuck, or he’ll try to horn in on it.