Associations to the word «Pluck»

Wiktionary

PLUCK, verb. (transitive) To pull something sharply; to pull something out

PLUCK, verb. (transitive) (music) To gently play a single string, e.g. on a guitar, violin etc.

PLUCK, verb. (transitive) To remove feathers from a bird.

PLUCK, verb. (transitive) To rob, fleece, steal forcibly

PLUCK, verb. (transitive) To play a string instrument pizzicato

PLUCK, verb. (intransitive) To pull or twitch sharply.

PLUCK, verb. (UK) (universities) To reject at an examination for degrees.

PLUCK, noun. An instance of plucking

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

PLUCK, noun. Guts, nerve, fortitude or persistence.

PLUCK UP, verb. (transitive) To remove something by plucking from e.g. the ground.

PLUCK UP, verb. (intransitive) to become more cheerful

PLUCK UP, verb. (transitive) To muster; summon positive emotion (especially courage)

PLUCK UP, verb. (sports) (transitive) To sign; purchase a player.

PLUCK, noun. The trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury.

PLUCK, noun. The act of pulling and releasing a taut cord.

PLUCK, verb. Pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush".

PLUCK, verb. Sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity.

PLUCK, verb. Rip off; ask an unreasonable price.

PLUCK, verb. Pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin".

PLUCK, verb. Strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon".

PLUCK, verb. Look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers".

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.

Baruch Spinoza