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Definition: Meaning of, pluck in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / plʌk /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
pluck plucked plucked
Present Participle Third Person Singular
plucking plucks
  1. pull something [transitive] written to pull something quickly in order to remove it
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  2. pluck your eyebrows to make your EYEBROW s the shape you want, by pulling out some of the hairs
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  3. take somebody/something away [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to take someone away from a place or situation that is dangerous or unpleasant in a quick and unexpected way
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  4. chicken [transitive] to pull the feathers off a dead chicken or other bird before cooking it
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  5. pluck up (the) courage (to do something) to force yourself to be brave and do something you are afraid of doing
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  6. music [intransitive and transitive] to pull the strings of a musical instrument
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  7. pluck something out of the air also pluck something out of thin air to say or suggest a number, name etc that you have just thought of, without thinking about it carefully
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Word Forms:
Singular Plural
pluck plucks
[uncountable]
  1. old-fashioned courage and determination
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pluck used in phrasal verbs

  • pluck at (phrasal verb)
    1. pluck at something to pull something gently and quickly several times
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