pluck
21pluck — plucker, n. /pluk/, v.t. 1. to pull off or out from the place of growth, as fruit, flowers, feathers, etc.: to pluck feathers from a chicken. 2. to give a pull at; grasp: to pluck someone s sleeve. 3. to pull with sudden force or with a jerk. 4.… …
22pluck — [OE] Pluck is a widespread Germanic word (Flemish has plokken, Swedish plocka, and Danish plukke, and German and Dutch the closely related pflücken and plukken), but it is ultimately of Latin origin. Prehistoric Germanic *plukkōn was acquired… …
23pluck — [OE] Pluck is a widespread Germanic word (Flemish has plokken, Swedish plocka, and Danish plukke, and German and Dutch the closely related pflücken and plukken), but it is ultimately of Latin origin. Prehistoric Germanic *plukkōn was acquired… …
24pluck — 1. verb /plʌk/ a) To pull something sharply; to pull something out She plucked the phone from her bag and dialled. b) To gently play a single string, e.g. on a guitar, violin etc …
25pluck at — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms pluck at : present tense I/you/we/they pluck at he/she/it plucks at present participle plucking at past tense plucked at past participle plucked at pluck at something to pull something gently and quickly… …
26pluck — [[t]plʌk[/t]] v. t. 1) to pull off or out from the place of growth, as fruit, flowers, or feathers 2) to grasp or grab: to pluck someone s sleeve[/ex] 3) to pull with sudden force or with a jerk 4) to pull or detach by force (often fol. by away,… …
27pluck — /plʌk / (say pluk) verb (t) 1. to pull off or out from the place of growth, as fruit, flowers, feathers, etc. 2. to give a pull at. 3. to pull with sudden force or with a jerk. 4. (sometimes followed by away, off, out, etc.) to pull by force. 5.… …
28pluck up — verb Etymology: Middle English plucken up, from plucken to pluck + up, adverb transitive verb 1. : to assume an appearance of : bring to the fore : summon plucked his nerve up …
29pluck — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pluccian; akin to Middle High German pflücken to pluck Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to pull or pick off or out 2. a. to remove something (as hairs) from by or as if by plucking < …
30pluck — Synonyms and related words: accumulate, amass, assemble, avulse, backbone, bare, bleed, bleed white, bob, boldness, bottle, bottom, bravery, bring in, bring together, bust, catch at, chutzpah, collect, courage, crop, crop herbs, cull, cut, cut… …
