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Definition of Pluck
1. Verb. Pull or pull out sharply. "Pluck the flowers off the bush"
Generic synonyms: Draw, Force, Pull
Related verbs: Draw Away, Draw Off, Pull Off
Specialized synonyms: Tweeze
Derivative terms: Tweak
2. Noun. The trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury.
Generic synonyms: Fearlessness
Antonyms: Gutlessness
Derivative terms: Gutsy, Plucky, Plucky, Plucky
3. Verb. Sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity.
4. Noun. The act of pulling and releasing a taut cord.
5. Verb. Rip off; ask an unreasonable price. "They pluck him of all his money"
Specialized synonyms: Extort, Gouge, Rack, Squeeze, Wring
Entails: Bill, Charge
Generic synonyms: Cheat, Chisel, Rip Off
Derivative terms: Overcharge
Antonyms: Undercharge
6. Verb. Pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion. ; "He plucked the strings of his mandolin"
Generic synonyms: Draw, Force, Pull
Specialized synonyms: Twang
Derivative terms: Pick
7. Verb. Strip of feathers. "Pluck the capon"
8. Verb. Look for and gather. "Pick flowers"
Generic synonyms: Collect, Garner, Gather, Pull Together
Specialized synonyms: Mushroom, Berry
Also: Cull Out, Pick Off, Pick Over, Pick Up, Pick Up, Pick Up, Pick Up
Derivative terms: Pick, Picker, Picking
Definition of Pluck
1. v. t. To pull; to draw.
2. v. i. To make a motion of pulling or twitching; -- usually with at; as, to pluck at one's gown.
3. n. The act of plucking; a pull; a twitch.
Definition of Pluck
1. Verb. (transitive) To pull something sharply; to pull something out ¹
2. Verb. (transitive music) To gently play a single string, e.g. on a guitar, violin etc. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To remove feathers from a bird. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To rob, fleece, steal forcibly ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) To play a string instrument pizzicato ¹
6. Verb. (intransitive) To pull or twitch sharply ¹
7. Noun. An instance of plucking ¹
8. Noun. The lungs, heart with trachea and often oesophagus removed from slaughtered animals. ¹
9. Noun. Guts, nerve, fortitude or persistence. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pluck
1. to pull out or off [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Pluck
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1. To pull; to draw. "Its own nature . . . Plucks on its own dissolution." (Je. Taylor)
2. Especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something, with a twitch; to twitch; also, to gather, to pick; as, to pluck feathers from a fowl; to pluck hair or wool from a skin; to pluck grapes. "I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude." (Milton) "E'en children followed, with endearing wile, And plucked his gown to share the good man's smile." (Goldsmith)
3. To strip of, or as of, feathers; as, to pluck a fowl. "They which pass by the way do pluck her." (Ps. Lxxx.2)
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Pluck
Literary usage of Pluck
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings of Charles Dickens by Charles Dickens, Gilbert Ashville Pierce (1894)
""We bring the compliments of Sir Mulberry Hawk, and m thousand entreaties that
you 'll take a seat in a private box at the play to-night," said Mr. pluck. ..."
2. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"I'll pluck hit goose for him. Thatis: I'll cut his crest, I'll lower his ...
Comparing the porson to a goose, the threat ia to pluck off his feathers in ..."
3. The life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens (1883)
"Mrs. Nickleby cannot be ignorant," said Mr. pluck, " of the immense impression
which that sweet girl has " " Of the very greatest consequence," replied Pyke ..."