pluck
🇺🇸
/plʌk/
🇬🇧
/plʌk/
verb
R
to quickly pull out something like a hair or feather
She plucked a gray hair from her head.
R
to remove feathers from a bird before cooking it
He plucked the chicken before preparing the meal.
R
to play a stringed instrument by pulling the strings
He plucked the guitar strings to create music.
R
to save or remove someone from a bad situation
The firefighters plucked the kitten from the tree.
R
to take something by pulling it quickly
She plucked the book from the shelf.
R
to pick something like fruit or flowers from where it grows
The children plucked apples from the tree.
noun
R
the courage to do something difficult
It takes a lot of pluck to try out for the team.
translation
to quickly pull out something like a hair or feather; to remove feathers from a bird before cooking it; to play a stringed instrument by pulling the strings; to save or remove someone from a bad situation; to take something by pulling it quickly; to pick something like fruit or flowers from where it grows
the courage to do something difficult
Word Forms
3rd Present
plucks
Progressive
plucking
Past
plucked
Perfect
plucked
Plural
plucks