What does pluck mean?
Definitions for pluck
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Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word pluck.
Princeton's WordNet
gutsiness, pluck, pluckinessnoun
the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
pluckverb
the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord
pluck, tweak, pull off, pick offverb
pull or pull out sharply
"pluck the flowers off the bush"
hustle, pluck, rollverb
sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hookverb
rip off; ask an unreasonable price
pluck, plunk, pickverb
pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
"he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displumeverb
strip of feathers
"pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
pick, pluck, cullverb
look for and gather
"pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"
Wiktionary
plucknoun
An instance of plucking
Those tiny birds are hardly worth the tedious pluck
plucknoun
The lungs, heart with trachea and often oesophagus removed from slaughtered animals.
plucknoun
Guts, nerve, fortitude or persistence.
He didn't get far with the attempt, but you have to admire his pluck.
pluckverb
To pull something sharply; to pull something out
She plucked the phone from her bag and dialled.
pluckverb
To gently play a single string, e.g. on a guitar, violin etc.
Whereas a piano strikes the string, a harpsichord plucks it.
pluckverb
To remove feathers from a bird.
pluckverb
To rob, fleece, steal forcibly
The horny highwayman plucked his victims to their underwear, or attractive ones all the way
pluckverb
To play a string instrument pizzicato
Plucking a bow instrument may cause a string to break
pluckverb
To pull or twitch sharply
Etymology: 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
Pluckverb
to pull; to draw
Pluckverb
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
Pluckverb
to strip of, or as of, feathers; as, to pluck a fowl
Pluckverb
to reject at an examination for degrees
Pluckverb
to make a motion of pulling or twitching; -- usually with at; as, to pluck at one's gown
Plucknoun
the act of plucking; a pull; a twitch
Plucknoun
the heart, liver, and lights of an animal
Plucknoun
spirit; courage; indomitable resolution; fortitude
Plucknoun
the act of plucking, or the state of being plucked, at college. See Pluck, v. t., 4
Pluckverb
the lyrie
Etymology: [Prob. so called as being plucked out after the animal is killed; or cf. Gael. & Ir. pluc a lump, a knot, a bunch.]
Freebase
Pluck
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Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Pluck
pluk, v.t. to pull off or away: to snatch: to strip, as a fowl of its feathers: (slang) to reject an examinee as inefficient.—n. a single act of plucking.—n. Pluck′er.—Pluck off (Shak.), to abate from the rank; Pluck up, to pull out by the roots: to summon up, as courage. [A.S. pluccian; akin to Dut. plukken, Ger. pflücken.]
Pluck
pluk, n. the heart, liver, and lungs of an animal—hence heart, courage, spirit.—adjs. Plucked, Pluck′y, having pluck or spirit.—adv. Pluck′ily.—n. Pluck′iness.
CrunchBase
Pluck
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Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
pluck
Spirit; perseverance under opposition or discouragement; indomitableness; courage.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pluck in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pluck in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of pluck in a Sentence
Never pluck flowers if you love them, for a thorn loves them more than you do.
Happiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and for anything I know it may be glandular. But it is not something that can be demanded from life, and if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness.
When the governor went after these institutes to come to Florida, we didn’t realize the amount of infrastructure that needed to be in place, you don’t just go and pluck two institutes and put them in a county and expect the industry overall to thrive and for companies to flock here.
Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion. To attack the first is not to assail the last. To pluck the mask from the face of the Pharisee is not to lift an impious hand to the Crown of Thorns.
Their bright, resonant sopranos blend impeccably; Davie's Violet tackles the top notes with a delicacy and ardor that emphasize fragility and fear, while Padgett gives Daisy pluck and wit.
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