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pluck
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- pronunciation:
- pluhk
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
plucks, plucking, plucked |
| definition 1: |
to grab with the fingers and pull off; pick.
She plucked an apple from the tree.- synonyms:
- pick
- similar words:
- draw, extract, pinch, pull, uproot, yank
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| definition 2: |
to remove the feathers of.
The farmer plucked the goose before cooking it.- similar words:
- dress, strip
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| definition 3: |
to play on by pulling and letting go.
He plucked the guitar strings as he sang.- synonyms:
- pick
- similar words:
- finger, strum
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| definition 4: |
to grab and remove quickly.
He plucked a hair from his soup.- synonyms:
- jerk, snatch, tear, wrench, wrest, yank
- similar words:
- grab, pull, remove, seize, swoop
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| related words: |
harvest, twitch, withdraw |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of tugging or grabbing.
With a quick pluck, she untied her shoelace.- synonyms:
- grab, pull, snatch, tug
- similar words:
- jerk, seizure, tear, wrench, yank
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| definition 2: |
strong courage or spirit.
It takes pluck to jump out of an airplane.- synonyms:
- grit, will
- similar words:
- determination, guts, heart, nerve, resolve, spirit
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| related words: |
courage, daring, grab, vigor, will |
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| derivation: |
plucker (n.) |
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