horn
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- noun
- /hɔrn/
:
claxon
- The car's horn blared loudly as a warning to the pedestrians crossing the street.
- car horn
- honk the horn
- blow a horn
He honks the horn like a Wildman, right?
- He honks the horn like a Wildman, right?
- The first time I went to the DMV, the horn didn't work on my mom's car.
- You can hear me and I blow a boat horn and you react to it.
- We've been giving out freebies, balloons, horns, whistles.
- And I thought nice low horns would would be a funny sound for that.
- And, and one time a man showed up and honked a horn.
- The person driving this car honks the horn at me and rolls down their window slowly.
- I fucking hit my horn and he goes shut up, bitch.
Examples
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As students listen, encourage them to try predicting when the car horn will sound.
Academic text (1998) -
Finally, he blew the truck's horn and was rewarded with a movement at one of the windows.
Fiction book (1991) -
You can hear me and I blow a boat horn and you react to it.
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The person in the Jeep hit the horn as he pulled closer.
Fiction book (1992) -
In the center of the steering wheel you have the horn which sounds like this.
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What are you honking the horn for?
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The person driving this car honks the horn at me and rolls down their window slowly.
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As I snuggled into the soft bed, the sounds of honking horns and police sirens continued into the night.
Academic text (1998) -
As firecrackers went off in all directions, cars circled, honking horns and blasting music.
Academic text (2010) -
At the celebration, the guests cheered and the air horn signaled the start of the festivities.
Synonyms
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A device that makes a loud sound to warn or wake people
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A small device you blow into to make a high sound and get attention
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2.9
A machine that makes a loud wailing sound to warn people
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A device that makes a sound to get someone's attention
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2.2
A bell that rings to warn people of danger or an emergency
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1.1
A loud sound a driver makes to warn others or get attention
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3.3
A small object you blow or shake to make a loud sound at parties
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8.5
A loud electric horn used as a warning, often on vehicles
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6.2
A part of a vehicle that makes a loud sound to warn people
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3.0
A loud horn that uses compressed air to make a strong sound on trucks or ships
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2.1
A device on a car that makes a loud sound to warn people
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9.3
A loud electric horn used on older cars
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2.7
A bell that rings to warn people of danger
A part on a vehicle that makes a loud sound to warn people
A shiny metal thing on a car or truck that makes a loud sound and looks decorative
Idioms
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9.5
To sail around Cape Horn at the southern tip of South America, often in dangerous weather
Compounds
- Specialized
1
5.8
High rounded front part of a Western saddle that riders use to hold a rope or grip
- Specialized
1
7.7
A part at the back of the spinal cord that receives signals from nerves for touch and pain
- Specialized
A low clarinet that plays lower notes than the B-flat clarinet and is used in orchestras and chamber music
- Specialized
The front part of the spinal cord that contains nerve cells controlling muscles
A river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn River in southern Montana known for Custer's Last Stand
A region in northeast Africa that includes Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, and eastern Ethiopia
- Archaic
A small brass instrument like a trumpet that coach drivers use to signal when a coach arrives or leaves
- Specialized
Back part of the spinal cord that receives signals from the body about touch and pain
A large branching coral shaped like deer antlers that grows on shallow tropical reefs
- Specialized
Front part of the spinal cord that has nerve cells sending signals to muscles
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
Horn for a loud warning or signal comes from blowing an animal horn to call people or warn them, which is why a car horn or party horn makes a sharp sound to get attention.