Pluck

Quick meaning: Pluck is a verb meaning (transitive) To pull something sharply; to pull something out.

Meaning

(transitive) To pull something sharply; to pull something out.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To take or remove (someone) quickly from a particular place or situation.
2. (transitive, music) To play (a single string on a musical instrument) by pulling and then releasing it, such as on a guitar.
3. (transitive) To remove feathers from (a bird).
4. (transitive, now rare) To rob, steal from; to cheat or swindle (someone).
5. (transitive) To play a string instrument pizzicato.
6. (intransitive) To pull or twitch sharply.
7. (UK, university slang, transitive, obsolete) To reject (a student) after they fail an examination for a degree.

Example Sentences

She plucked the phone from her bag and dialled.

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

The girl stooped to pluck a rose, and as she bent over it, her profile was clearly outlined.

Indeed they seem to consider foreigners as strangers whom they should never see again, and might fairly pluck.

Word Forms

• plucks
• plucking
• plucked
• pluckt

Synonyms for pluck

Depending on context, synonyms include defeather, audacity, balls, bield, boldhead, boldness.

Antonyms for pluck

Common opposites include undercharge, gutlessness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tear, pull, pull off, plunk, tweak, hustle.

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