ALL meanings of blow one's own horn
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B b - phrase blow one's own horn If you blow your own horn, you boast about yourself. 3
- noun blow one's own horn to praise oneself; boast 3
- noun blow one's own horn one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes. 1
- noun blow one's own horn a similar growth, sometimes of hair, as the median horn or horns on the snout of the rhinoceros, or the tusk of the narwhal. 1
- noun blow one's own horn antler. 1
- noun blow one's own horn a process projecting from the head of an animal and suggestive of such a growth, as a feeler, tentacle, or crest. 1
- noun blow one's own horn the bony substance of which such animal growths are composed. 1
- noun blow one's own horn any similar substance, as that forming tortoise shell, hoofs, nails, or corns. 1
- noun blow one's own horn an article made of the material of an animal horn or like substance, as a thimble, spoon, or shoehorn. 1
- noun blow one's own horn any projection or extremity resembling the horn of an animal. 1
- noun blow one's own horn something resembling or suggesting an animal horn: a drinking horn. 1
- noun blow one's own horn a part resembling an animal horn attributed to deities, demons, etc.: the devil's horn. 1
- noun blow one's own horn Usually, horns. the imaginary projections on a cuckold's brow. 1
- noun blow one's own horn Music. a wind instrument, originally formed from the hollow horn of an animal but now usually made of brass or other metal or plastic. French horn. 1
- noun blow one's own horn something used as or resembling such a wind instrument. 1
- noun blow one's own horn Slang. a trumpet. 1
- noun blow one's own horn an instrument for sounding a warning signal: an automobile horn. 1
- noun blow one's own horn Aeronautics. any of certain short, armlike levers on the control surfaces of an airplane. 1
- noun blow one's own horn Radio. a tube of varying cross section used in some loudspeakers to couple the diaphragm to the sound-transmitting space. Slang. a loudspeaker. 1
- noun blow one's own horn Slang. a telephone or radiotelephone: I've been on the horn all morning. 1
- noun blow one's own horn the high protuberant part at the front and top of certain saddles; a pommel, especially a high one. 1
- noun blow one's own horn Carpentry. (in a door or window frame) that part of a jamb extending above the head. 1
- noun blow one's own horn one of the curved extremities of a crescent, especially of the crescent moon. 1
- noun blow one's own horn a crescent-shaped tract of land. 1
- noun blow one's own horn a pyramidal mountain peak, especially one having concave faces carved by glaciation. 1
- noun blow one's own horn a symbol of power or strength, as in the Bible: a horn of salvation. 1
- noun blow one's own horn each of the alternatives of a dilemma. 1
- noun blow one's own horn the narrow, more pointed part of an anvil. 1
- noun blow one's own horn ear tuft. 1
- noun blow one's own horn Metalworking. a projection at the side of the end of a rolled sheet or strip, caused by unevenness of the roll due to wear. 1
- noun blow one's own horn Horology. (in a lever escapement) either of the two prongs at the end of the lever fork guarding against overbanking when the guard pin is in the crescent. 1
- verb with object blow one's own horn to cuckold. 1
- verb with object blow one's own horn to butt or gore with the horns. 1
- verb with object blow one's own horn Shipbuilding. to set up (a frame or bulkhead of a vessel being built) at a proper angle to the keel with due regard to the inclination of the keel on the ways; plumb. 1
- adjective blow one's own horn made of horn. 1
- idioms blow one's own horn blow / toot one's own horn, Informal. to publicize or boast about one's abilities or achievements: He's a bright fellow, but likes to blow his own horn too much. 1
- idioms blow one's own horn draw / pull in one's horns, to restrain oneself or become less belligerent; retreat: Since he lost so much gambling, he's drawn in his horns a bit. 1
- idioms blow one's own horn horn in, Informal. to thrust oneself forward obtrusively; intrude or interrupt: Every time we try to have a private conversation, the boss horns in. 1
- idioms blow one's own horn lock horns, to conflict, quarrel, or disagree: The administration and the staff locked horns over the proposed measures. 1
- idioms blow one's own horn on the horns of a dilemma, confronted with two equally disagreeable choices. 1
- verb blow one's own horn Alternative form of toot one's own horn. 0