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pluck
[ pluhk ]
verb (used with object)
- to pull off or out from the place of growth, as fruit, flowers, feathers, etc.:
to pluck feathers from a chicken.
- to give a pull at; grasp:
to pluck someone's sleeve.
Synonyms:
- to pull with sudden force or with a jerk.
Synonyms: , ,
- to pull or move by force (often followed by away, off, or out ).
- to remove the feathers, hair, etc., from by pulling:
to pluck a chicken.
- Slang. to rob, plunder, or fleece.
- to sound (the strings of a musical instrument) by pulling at them with the fingers or a plectrum.
verb (used without object)
- to pull or tug sharply (often followed by at ).
- to snatch (often followed by at ).
noun
- act of plucking; a tug.
- the heart, liver, and lungs, especially of an animal used for food.
- courage or resolution in the face of difficulties.
Synonyms: , , , ,
verb phrase
- to eradicate; uproot.
- to summon up one's courage; rouse one's spirits:
He always plucked up at the approach of danger. She was a stranger in the town, but, plucking up her courage, she soon made friends.
pluck
/ ±è±ôÊŒ°ì /
verb
- tr to pull off (feathers, fruit, etc) from (a fowl, tree, etc)
- whenintr, foll by at to pull or tug
- archaic.tr; foll by off, away, etc to pull (something) forcibly or violently (from something or someone)
- tr to sound (the strings) of (a musical instrument) with the fingers, a plectrum, etc
- tr another word for strip 1
- slang.tr to fleece or swindle
noun
- courage, usually in the face of difficulties or hardship
- a sudden pull or tug
- the heart, liver, and lungs, esp of an animal used for food
Derived Forms
- ˈ±è±ô³Ü³¦°ì±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±è±ô³Ü³¦°ìİù noun
- ³ó²¹±ô´Ú-±è±ô³Ü³¦°ì±ð»å adjective
- ³Ü²Ô·±è±ô³Ü³¦°ì±ð»å adjective
- ·É±ð±ô±ô-±è±ô³Ü³¦°ì±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of pluck1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of pluck1
Example Sentences
Both her parents had died some years before, so she plucked up the courage and asked her older brother.
It gave the cake a glossy, almost shellacked finish—the kind of thing that made it look like it had been plucked straight from the window of a sun-drenched Italian bakery.
“I never lied in my heart,†she tells Mitch, in words that seem plucked from Williams’ own soul.
“It would be beautiful,†she said, plucking more leaves into her pouch.
A three-pronged claw descended from above and plucked a stone off the seabed.
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