pluck in English
- pluck⇄adj. pluckable.
- pluck⇄expr. pluck up,
a. to get new courage; cheer up.
Ex. Even those passengers who were most distrustful of themselves plucked up amazingly (Dickens).
b. to uproot; demolish.
Ex. I plucked up her social fiction (Elizabeth Barrett Br - pluck⇄noun plucker.
- pluck⇄noun 1. the act of picking or pulling.
Ex. With a few plucks at the strings of his banjo everybody was singing along.
2. (Figurative.) courage; boldness; spirit.
Ex. The cat showed pluck in fighting the dog. ... the pluck, daring, and - pluck⇄pluck, verb, noun.
- pluck⇄v.i. to pull sharply or forcibly; tug (at); jerk (at).
Ex. She plucked at the loose threads of her coat. - pluck⇄v.t. 1. to pull off; pick.
Ex. to pluck a person out of bed. She plucked flowers in the garden.
2. to pull at; pull; tug; jerk.
Ex. to pluck a person by the sleeve.
(SYN) tweak.
3. to pull on (the strings of a musical ins
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