noun
    
    plural horns
    
    [count] one of the hard pointed parts that grows on the head of some animals (such as cattle, goats, or sheep)
    
    [count] :a hard pointed part that grows on the nose of a rhinoceros
    
    [noncount] :the hard material of which horns are made
    
    
    
    [count] :something that is shaped like a horn
    
    
    
    [count] a brass musical instrument (such as a trumpet or trombone) - see also english horn, french horn
    
    an instrument made from an animal's horn that is used for music or for producing loud signals
    
    [count] :a device that makes a loud noise
    
    
    
    the horn US slang :1telephone
    
    
    
    blow your own horn
    
    or toot your own horn
    
    US informal :to talk about yourself or your achievements especially in a way that shows that you are proud or too proud
    
    
    
    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
    
    
    
    take the bull by the horns
    
    
    
    verb
    
    horns; horned; horning
    
    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