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We met like hostile bulls, and wonder not that we should plunge at once upon each other's horns!
THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTERThe place was used as a lock-up for some time after the incorporation, and the old irons were kept on show for years.
SHOWELL'S DICTIONARY OF BIRMINGHAMTHOMAS T. HARMAN AND WALTER SHOWELLI do not know—I do not dare to believe—that I shall live to hear that key grating in the lock.
THE SALVAGING OF CIVILISATIONH. G. (HERBERT GEORGE) WELLSAll the time there was a tremendous beating of drums and blowing of horns and ringing of bells.
OUR LITTLE KOREAN COUSINH. LEE M. PIKEWhen he assails a calf, the cow will rush upon him, and one toss from her horns is sufficient to kill him.
HUNTING THE LIONSR.M. BALLANTYNEBut Bull in authority anywhere is apt to exhibit his horns to those whom he suspects of being nobodies.
GLANCES AT EUROPEHORACE GREELEYHe is shining black, and as he tosses his head one can see the wicked horns, capable of doing such terrible injury.
ALILA, OUR LITTLE PHILIPPINE COUSINMARY HAZELTON WADEThe boy often wonders if there is another animal in the world with such fearful horns.
ALILA, OUR LITTLE PHILIPPINE COUSINMARY HAZELTON WADEAnother manner of punishment consists in making them wear a tin mask, which is fastened with a lock behind.
A WOMAN'S JOURNEY ROUND THE WORLDIDA PFEIFFERThe launch was already under way, and young Cargill trying to avoid it better, thrust with his boat-hook at the side of the lock.
UNCANNY TALESVARIOUSSYNONYM OF THE DAY
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
WORDS RELATED TO LOCK HORNS
- altercate
- bandy
- battle
- bicker
- break with
- buck
- bump heads
- contend
- cross
- cross swords
- disagree
- dispute
- face down
- face off
- feud
- gang up on
- get in one's face
- go one on one
- hammer
- hammer away
- hash
- hash over
- hassle
- have at each other
- have at it
- jump
- jump on
- knock around
- lock horns
- mix it up
- pettifog
- pick an argument
- put up a fight
- put up a struggle
- quarrel
- quibble
- rehash
- row
- sass
- set to
- sock it to
- squabble
- stick it to
- talk back
- wrangle
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- broke with
- bucked
- bumped heads
- contended
- crossed
- crossed swords
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- disputed
- faced down
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- got in one's face
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- knocked around
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- mixed it up
- pettifoed
- picked an argument
- put up a fight
- put up a struggle
- quarrelled
- quibbled
- rehashed
- rowed
- sassed
- set to
- socked it to
- squabbled
- stuck it to
- talked back
- went one on one
- wrangled
- altercates
- bandies
- battles
- bickers
- breaks with
- bucks
- bumps heads
- contends
- crosses
- crosses swords
- disagrees
- disputes
- faces down
- faces off
- feuds
- gangs up on
- gets in one's face
- goes one on one
- hammers
- hammers away
- has at each other
- has at it
- hash over
- hashes
- hassles
- jumps
- jumps on
- knocks around
- locks horns
- mixes it up
- pettifos
- picks an argument
- puts up a fight
- puts up a struggle
- quarrels
- quibbles
- rehashes
- rows
- sasses
- sets to
- socks it to
- squabbles
- sticks it to
- talks back
- wrangles
- altercating
- bandying
- battling
- bickering
- breaking with
- bucking
- bumping heads
- contending
- crossing
- crossing swords
- disagreeing
- disputing
- facing down
- facing off
- feuding
- ganging up on
- getting in one's face
- going one on one
- hammering
- hammering away
- hash over
- hashing
- hassling
- having at each other
- having at it
- jumping
- jumping on
- knocking around
- locking horns
- mixing it up
- pettifoing
- picking an argument
- putting up a fight
- putting up a struggle
- quarrelling
- quibbling
- rehashing
- rowing
- sassing
- setting to
- socking it to
- squabbling
- sticking it to
- talking back
- wrangling
- attempt
- bandy
- battle
- be in the running
- bid
- challenge
- clash
- collide
- contend
- contest
- cope with
- emulate
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- essay
- face
- fence
- fight
- go after
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- go for broke
- go for the gold
- grapple
- in the hunt
- jockey for position
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- lock horns
- match strength
- match wits
- oppose
- participate in
- pit oneself against
- play
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- seek prize
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- grappled
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- jousted
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- pitted oneself against
- played
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- sought prize
- sparred
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- struggled
- tilted
- took on
- took part
- tried
- tussled
- vied
- was in the running
- went after
- went for
- went for broke
- went for the gold
- wrestled
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.