horn out
C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
Push someone out of a place or position using pressure or force.
Literal meaning: To use horns (as an animal does) to drive something outward.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
informal
To force a rival or competitor out of a market, position, or territory through aggressive action.
"The larger chain horned out the independent shops by cutting prices dramatically."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Rare and somewhat archaic. Used mainly in business or competitive contexts to describe aggressive displacement of a competitor. Far less common than its antonym 'horn in'.
Commonly used with
competition market territory rival position
Forms
Base
horn out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
horns out
he/she/it
Past simple
horned out
yesterday
Past participle
horned out
have + pp
-ing form
horning out
continuous
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