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- Dictionarypluck/plʌk/
verb
- 1. take hold of (something) and quickly remove it from its place: "she plucked a blade of grass" Similar
- 2. quickly or suddenly remove someone from a dangerous or unpleasant situation: "the baby was plucked from a grim orphanage"
noun
- 1. spirited and determined courage: "it must have taken a lot of pluck to walk along a path marked ‘Danger’"
- 2. the heart, liver, and lungs of an animal as food.
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n. 1. The act or an instance of plucking. 2. Resourceful courage and daring in the face of difficulties; spirit. 3. The heart, liver, windpipe, and lungs of a slaughtered animal. [Middle English plukken, from Old English pluccian, probably from Vulgar Latin *piluccāre, ultimately from Latin pilāre, from pilus, hair.] pluck′er n.
Contents. PLUCK meaning: 1. to pull something, especially with a sudden movement, in order to remove it: 2. to remove the…. Learn more.
Aug 30, 2024 · (transitive) To take or remove (someone) quickly from a particular place or situation. (transitive, music) To play (a single string on a musical instrument) by pulling and then releasing it, such as on a guitar. Whereas a piano strikes the string, a harpsichord plucks it.
Definitions of 'pluck' 1. If you pluck a fruit, flower, or leaf, you take it between your fingers and pull it in order to remove it from its stalk where it is growing. [written] [...] 2. If you pluck something from somewhere, you take it between your fingers and pull it sharply from where it is. [written] [...] 3.
Definition of pluck verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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
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.
Definition of 'pluck' pluck. (plʌk ) Word forms: plucks, plucking, plucked. 1. transitive verb. If you pluck a fruit, flower, or leaf, you take it between your fingers and pull it in order to remove it from its stalk where it is growing. [written] I plucked a lemon from the tree. Synonyms: pull out or off, pick, draw, collect More Synonyms of pluck
Definition of pluck noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
What does the noun pluck mean? There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun pluck, six of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. pluck has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
