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horn in

horn in verb: to intrude or butt in [with on].

Verb

horn in (third-person singular simple present horns in, present participle horning in, simple past and past participle horned in)

  1. (slang) To intrude or butt in [with on].
    • J isn't thrilled by the idea—says he's afraid she'll be taking up my time and horning in on our time together.1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure

Forms of horn in

third-person singular presenthorns in
present participlehorning in
past participlehorned in
pasthorned in

Questions about horn in

What does horn in mean?
Horn in means to intrude or butt in [with on].
What part of speech is horn in?
Horn in is a verb.
What is the past tense of horn in?
The past tense of horn in is horned in.

Words near horn in in the dictionary

  1. horn fairs
  2. horn flies
  3. horn fly
  4. horn guide
  5. horn guides
  6. horn in
  7. Horn Kolb syndrome
  8. horn mercury
  9. Horn of Africa
  10. horn of Amalthea
  11. horn of plenty

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