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"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "prepositional phrase"
},
"expansion": "to heel",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "prep_phrase",
"senses": [
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "The dissident members of the party finally came to heel after the president's speech."
}
],
"glosses": [
"Into submissive agreement or compliance."
],
"id": "en-to_heel-en-prep_phrase-m7qzI2mB",
"links": [
[
"submissive",
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],
[
"agreement",
"agreement"
],
[
"compliance",
"compliance"
]
]
}
],
"word": "to heel"
}
{
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"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "interjection"
},
"expansion": "to heel",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "intj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "56 44",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Fido! Come back here! To heel!"
}
],
"glosses": [
"An order to an animal, by its master, not to stray far from him."
],
"id": "en-to_heel-en-intj-MkfHdVhY",
"links": [
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"order",
"order#English"
],
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"animal",
"animal#English"
],
[
"master",
"master#English"
],
[
"stray",
"stray#English"
],
[
"far",
"far#English"
]
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "order not to stray far",
"word": "luokse"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "order not to stray far",
"word": "tänne"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "order not to stray far",
"word": "au pied"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "order not to stray far",
"word": "do nogi"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "order not to stray far",
"word": "junto"
}
]
}
],
"word": "to heel"
}
{
"categories": [
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English interjections",
"English lemmas",
"English multiword terms",
"English prepositional phrases"
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "prepositional phrase"
},
"expansion": "to heel",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "prep_phrase",
"senses": [
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "The dissident members of the party finally came to heel after the president's speech."
}
],
"glosses": [
"Into submissive agreement or compliance."
],
"links": [
[
"submissive",
"submissive"
],
[
"agreement",
"agreement"
],
[
"compliance",
"compliance"
]
]
}
],
"word": "to heel"
}
{
"categories": [
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English interjections",
"English lemmas",
"English multiword terms",
"English prepositional phrases"
],
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"1": "en",
"2": "interjection"
},
"expansion": "to heel",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "intj",
"senses": [
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "Fido! Come back here! To heel!"
}
],
"glosses": [
"An order to an animal, by its master, not to stray far from him."
],
"links": [
[
"order",
"order#English"
],
[
"animal",
"animal#English"
],
[
"master",
"master#English"
],
[
"stray",
"stray#English"
],
[
"far",
"far#English"
]
]
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "order not to stray far",
"word": "luokse"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "order not to stray far",
"word": "tänne"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "order not to stray far",
"word": "au pied"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "order not to stray far",
"word": "do nogi"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "order not to stray far",
"word": "junto"
}
],
"word": "to heel"
}
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