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Synonyms
pluck (plŭk)

[Middle English plukken, from Old English pluccian, probably from Vulgar Latin* piluccāre, ultimately from Latin pilāre, from pilus, hair.]

verb: plucked, pluck·ing, plucks. 

transitive verb 

  1. To remove or detach by grasping and pulling abruptly with the fingers; pick: pluck a flower; pluck feathers from a chicken.
  2. To pull out the hair or feathers of: pluck a chicken.
  3. To remove abruptly or forcibly: plucked the child from school in midterm.
  4. To give an abrupt pull to; tug at: pluck a sleeve.
  5. Music To sound (the strings of an instrument) by pulling and releasing them with the fingers or a plectrum.

intransitive verb 

To give an abrupt pull; tug.

noun 

  1. The act or an instance of plucking.
  2. Resourceful courage and daring in the face of difficulties; spirit.
  3. The heart, liver, windpipe, and lungs of a slaughtered animal.

derivatives

plucḱer
noun