Horn (Verb)
Meaning
Stab or pierce with a horn or tusk; "the rhino horned the explorer".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The angry bull nearly horned the matador during the fight, but the matador narrowly dodged its attack.
- In defense of its young, the mother rhino horned the careless safari guide.
- A wounded but still ferocious bison horned the cowboy's horse, sending it galloping wildly out of control.
- A furious water buffalo suddenly turned on its handler and horned him deep in the leg.
- In a fierce territorial battle, one rhinoceros horned its rival with its sharp tusk, forcing it to retreat in pain.