Definitions for pluckplʌk

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

pluckplʌk(v.t.)

to pull off or out from the place of growth, as fruit, flowers, or feathers.
to grasp or grab:
to pluck someone's sleeve.
to pull with sudden force or with a jerk.
to pull or detach by force (often fol. by away, off, or out).
to remove feathers or hair from by pulling:
to pluck a chicken.
Slang. to rob; cheat.
Category: Status (usage)
to sound (the strings of a musical instrument) by pulling at them with the fingers or a plectrum.
Category: Music and Dance
(v.i.)to pull or tug sharply (often fol. by at).
to snatch (often fol. by at).
(n.)the act of plucking; a tug.
courage; resolution.

Origin of pluck:

bef. 1000; ME plukken (v.), OE pluccian, c. MLG plucken; akin to D plukken, G pflücken

pluck′er(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

gutsiness, pluck, pluckiness(noun)
the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
pluck(verb)
the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord
pluck, tweak, pull off, pick off(verb)
pull or pull out sharply
"pluck the flowers off the bush"
hustle, pluck, roll(verb)
sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook(verb)
rip off; ask an unreasonable price
pluck, plunk, pick(verb)
pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
"he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume(verb)
strip of feathers
"pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
pick, pluck, cull(verb)
look for and gather
"pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

pluck(verb)ʌk
to quickly pull out
Two men were plucked from the roof of the burning building.
pluckʌk
(of poultry) to pull all the feathers out
to pluck a chicken/duck/goose
pluckʌk
to use your fingers to pull the strings of a musical instrument
to pluck a string

Wiktionary

pluck(Noun)
An instance of plucking
Those tiny birds are hardly worth the tedious pluck
pluck(Noun)
The lungs, heart with trachea and often oesophagus removed from slaughtered animals.
pluck(Noun)
Guts, nerve, fortitude or persistence.
He didn't get far with the attempt, but you have to admire his pluck.
pluck(Verb)
To pull something sharply; to pull something out
She plucked the phone from her bag and dialled.
pluck(Verb)
To gently play a single string, e.g. on a guitar, violin etc.
Whereas a piano strikes the string, a harpsichord plucks it.
pluck(Verb)
To remove feathers from a bird.
pluck(Verb)
To rob, fleece, steal forcibly
The horny highwayman plucked his victims to their underwear, or attractive ones all the way
pluck(Verb)
To play a string instrument pizzicato
Plucking a bow instrument may cause a string to break
pluck(Verb)
To pull or twitch sharply

Origin: From plucken, plukken, plockien, from pluccian, ploccian, also Old English plyccan , from plukkōnan, of uncertain and disputed origin. Perhaps related to pullian. Cognate with Dutch plukken, plokken, plukken, German pflücken, Danish plukke, Swedish plocka, Icelandish plokka, plukka. More at pull.

Webster Dictionary

Pluck(verb)
to pull; to draw
Pluck(verb)
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
Pluck(verb)
to strip of, or as of, feathers; as, to pluck a fowl
Pluck(verb)
to reject at an examination for degrees
Pluck(verb)
to make a motion of pulling or twitching; -- usually with at; as, to pluck at one's gown
Pluck(noun)
the act of plucking; a pull; a twitch
Pluck(noun)
the heart, liver, and lights of an animal
Pluck(noun)
spirit; courage; indomitable resolution; fortitude
Pluck(noun)
the act of plucking, or the state of being plucked, at college. See Pluck, v. t., 4
Pluck(verb)
the lyrie