Definitions for pluck
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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. gutsiness, pluck, pluckinessnoun

   the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury

2. pluckverb

   the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord

3. pluck, tweak, pull off, pick offverb

   pull or pull out sharply

   "pluck the flowers off the bush"

4. hustle, pluck, rollverb

   sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

5. overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hookverb

   rip off; ask an unreasonable price

6. pluck, plunk, pickverb

   pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion

   "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"

7. pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displumeverb

   strip of feathers

   "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"

8. pick, pluck, cullverb

   look for and gather

   "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. plucknoun

   An instance of plucking

   Those tiny birds are hardly worth the tedious pluck

   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.

2. plucknoun

   The lungs, heart with trachea and often oesophagus removed from slaughtered animals.

   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.

3. plucknoun

   Guts, nerve, fortitude or persistence.

   He didn't get far with the attempt, but you have to admire his pluck.

   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.

4. pluckverb

   To pull something sharply; to pull something out

   She plucked the phone from her bag and dialled.

   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.

5. pluckverb

   To gently play a single string, e.g. on a guitar, violin etc.

   Whereas a piano strikes the string, a harpsichord plucks it.

   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.

6. pluckverb

   To remove feathers from a bird.

   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.

7. pluckverb

   To rob, fleece, steal forcibly

   The horny highwayman plucked his victims to their underwear, or attractive ones all the way

   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.

8. pluckverb

   To play a string instrument pizzicato

   Plucking a bow instrument may cause a string to break

   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.

9. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Pluckverb

   to pull; to draw

   Etymology: [Prob. so called as being plucked out after the animal is killed; or cf. Gael. & Ir. pluc a lump, a knot, a bunch.]

2. 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

   Etymology: [Prob. so called as being plucked out after the animal is killed; or cf. Gael. & Ir. pluc a lump, a knot, a bunch.]

3. Pluckverb

   to strip of, or as of, feathers; as, to pluck a fowl

   Etymology: [Prob. so called as being plucked out after the animal is killed; or cf. Gael. & Ir. pluc a lump, a knot, a bunch.]

4. Pluckverb

   to reject at an examination for degrees

   Etymology: [Prob. so called as being plucked out after the animal is killed; or cf. Gael. & Ir. pluc a lump, a knot, a bunch.]

5. Pluckverb

   to make a motion of pulling or twitching; -- usually with at; as, to pluck at one's gown

   Etymology: [Prob. so called as being plucked out after the animal is killed; or cf. Gael. & Ir. pluc a lump, a knot, a bunch.]

6. Plucknoun

   the act of plucking; a pull; a twitch

   Etymology: [Prob. so called as being plucked out after the animal is killed; or cf. Gael. & Ir. pluc a lump, a knot, a bunch.]

7. Plucknoun

   the heart, liver, and lights of an animal

   Etymology: [Prob. so called as being plucked out after the animal is killed; or cf. Gael. & Ir. pluc a lump, a knot, a bunch.]

8. Plucknoun

   spirit; courage; indomitable resolution; fortitude

   Etymology: [Prob. so called as being plucked out after the animal is killed; or cf. Gael. & Ir. pluc a lump, a knot, a bunch.]

9. Plucknoun

   the act of plucking, or the state of being plucked, at college. See Pluck, v. t., 4

   Etymology: [Prob. so called as being plucked out after the animal is killed; or cf. Gael. & Ir. pluc a lump, a knot, a bunch.]

10. 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.]

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1. Pluck

   A leader in social media software solutions , Pluck helps transform how publishers, retailers and major brands engage their audiences and customers to discover, create and distribute information online. Providing the technologies for content generation, syndication, social networking and news personalization, Pluck helps its customers more easily consume and leverage the new open content model that has emerged as the cornerstone of Web 2.0.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

2. 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.

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1. Pluck

   Pluck provides social media software for companies that want to create communities around their existing web properties. Its two main products are SiteLife, a white-label social networking service, and BlogBurst, which brings blog content to media sites.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. pluck

   Spirit; perseverance under opposition or discouragement; indomitableness; courage.

Matched Categories

1. • Cheat
   • Fearlessness
   • Gather
   • Pull
   • Steal
   • Strip

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pluck in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pluck in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of pluck in a Sentence

1. Abraham Lincoln:

   All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind.

2. Peggy Noonan:

   I love eulogies. They are the most moving kind of speech because they attempt to pluck meaning from the fog, and on short order, when the emotions are still ragged and raw and susceptible to leaps.

3. Vikrant Parsai:

   Never pluck flowers if you love them, for a thorn loves them more than you do.

4. EMEASOBA GEORGE:

   Life is challenging. But, you shouldn't be overwhelmed by its challenges. Rather, dare to gut it out i.e. show pluck (spirited and determined courage or effort) and perseverance too even in the face of opposition or adversity. ~Emeasoba George

5. Charlotte Brontë:

   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.

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