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locked horns

locked horns is the simple past and past participle of lock horns.

Meaning of lock horns

Verb

lock horns (third-person singular simple present locks horns, present participle locking horns, simple past and past participle locked horns)

  1. (idiomatic) To come into conflict.
    Synonyms:
    cross swords

Questions about locked horns

What is locked horns the simple past and past participle of?
Locked horns is the simple past and past participle of lock horns.

Words near locked horns in the dictionary

  1. locked eyes
  2. locked fault
  3. locked faults
  4. locked groove
  5. locked grooves
  6. locked horns
  7. locked in
  8. locked into
  9. locked lips
  10. locked nucleic acid
  11. locked nucleic acids

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