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- DictionaryPluck/plək/
verb
- 1. take hold of (something) and quickly remove it from its place: "she plucked a blade of grass"
- 2. quickly or suddenly remove someone from a dangerous or unpleasant situation: "the baby was plucked from a grim foster home"
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.
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word pluck as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and etymology. Find out how to pluck a flower, a chicken, or a guitar string, and what pluck means as courage or spirit.
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Learn the meaning of pluck as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, idioms and phrasal verbs. Find out how to use pluck in different contexts, such as removing feathers, playing music, or showing courage.
to pull or move by force (often followed by away, off, or out ). to remove the feathers, hair, etc., from by pulling: to pluck a chicken. Slang. to rob, plunder, or fleece. to sound (the strings of a musical instrument) by pulling at them with the fingers or a plectrum.
Pluck can mean to pull off or out something, to sound a musical instrument, or to show courage. It can also be a noun for the heart, liver, and lungs of an animal. See different sources and usage examples of pluck.
To pluck is to pick or pull a single item out of many, like a flower or a hair. As a noun, pluck is energy or enthusiasm, even when things are looking grim. Don't pluck only the best cherries off the tree: that's cherry-picking! Before you cook a goose, you need to pluck its feathers.
Learn the meaning and usage of the verb pluck, which can mean to pull off, to sound, to rob, or to show courage. Find synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, and related words for pluck.
Pluck can mean to pull something or someone from a place, to pull feathers from a bird, to play a musical instrument, or to pick a plant. See how to use pluck in different contexts and languages.
