Meanings
verblock horns (third-person singular simple present locks horns, present participle locking horns, simple past and past participle locked horns)
present singular third person locks horns · participle present locking horns · participle past locked horns · past locked horns
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo come into conflict.
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APA
lock horns. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lock%20horns
MLA
“lock horns.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lock%20horns. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lock horns,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lock%20horns.
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