pull away the shoulder in English

Forms: pulls away the shoulder [present, singular, third-person], pulling away the shoulder [participle, present], pulled away the shoulder [participle, past], pulled away the shoulder [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From the Bible, Zechariah 7:11 KJV: "But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear." Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pull away the shoulder (third-person singular simple present pulls away the shoulder, present participle pulling away the shoulder, simple past and past participle pulled away the shoulder)

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  "etymology_text": "From the Bible, Zechariah 7:11 KJV: \"But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.\"",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pulls away the shoulder",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pulling away the shoulder",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pulled away the shoulder",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pulled away the shoulder",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "pull away the shoulder (third-person singular simple present pulls away the shoulder, present participle pulling away the shoulder, simple past and past participle pulled away the shoulder)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1828, Otis Thompson, The Hopkinsian Magazine, volume 3, page 459",
          "text": "And it appears from the united testimony of God and man, that sinners have always been disposed to pull away the shoulder and stop their ears, and harden their hearts under divine instructions.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To turn away, refusing to listen."
      ],
      "id": "en-pull_away_the_shoulder-en-verb-87PCXk5W"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pull away the shoulder"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "From the Bible, Zechariah 7:11 KJV: \"But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.\"",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pulls away the shoulder",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pulling away the shoulder",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pulled away the shoulder",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pulled away the shoulder",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "pull away the shoulder (third-person singular simple present pulls away the shoulder, present participle pulling away the shoulder, simple past and past participle pulled away the shoulder)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "ref": "1828, Otis Thompson, The Hopkinsian Magazine, volume 3, page 459",
          "text": "And it appears from the united testimony of God and man, that sinners have always been disposed to pull away the shoulder and stop their ears, and harden their hearts under divine instructions.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To turn away, refusing to listen."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pull away the shoulder"
}

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"pull away the shoulder" meaning in English

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