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  Pluck \Pluck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plucked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Plucking.] [AS. pluccian; akin to LG. & D. plukken, G.
     pfl["u]cken, Icel. plokka, plukka, Dan. plukke, Sw. plocka.
     ?27.]
     1. To pull; to draw.
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              Its own nature . . . plucks on its own dissolution.
                                                    --Je?. Taylor.
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     2. Especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to
        pull off or out from something, with a twitch; to twitch;
        also, to gather, to pick; as, to pluck feathers from a
        fowl; to pluck hair or wool from a skin; to pluck grapes.
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              I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude.
                                                    --Milton.
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              E'en children followed, with endearing wile,
              And plucked his gown to share the good man's smile.
                                                    --Goldsmith.
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     3. To strip of, or as of, feathers; as, to pluck a fowl.
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              They which pass by the way do pluck her. --Ps.
                                                    lxxx.?2.
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     4. (Eng. Universities) To reject at an examination for
        degrees. --C. Bront['e].
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     To pluck away, to pull away, or to separate by pulling; to
        tear away.
  
     To pluck down, to pull down; to demolish; to reduce to a
        lower state.
  
     to pluck off, to pull or tear off; as, to pluck off the
        skin.
  
     to pluck up.
        (a) To tear up by the roots or from the foundation; to
            eradicate; to exterminate; to destroy; as, to pluck up
            a plant; to pluck up a nation. --Jer. xii. 17.
        (b) To gather up; to summon; as, to pluck up courage.
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  Plucked \Plucked\, a.
     Having courage and spirit. [R.]
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  Pluck \Pluck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plucked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Plucking.] [AS. pluccian; akin to LG. & D. plukken, G.
     pfl["u]cken, Icel. plokka, plukka, Dan. plukke, Sw. plocka.
     ?27.]
     1. To pull; to draw.
  
              Its own nature . . . plucks on its own dissolution.
                                                    --Je?. Taylor.
  
     2. Especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to
        pull off or out from something, with a twitch; to twitch;
        also, to gather, to pick; as, to pluck feathers from a
        fowl; to pluck hair or wool from a skin; to pluck grapes.
  
              I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude.
                                                    --Milton.
  
              E'en children followed, with endearing wile, And
              plucked his gown to share the good man's smile.
                                                    --Goldsmith.
  
     3. To strip of, or as of, feathers; as, to pluck a fowl.
  
              They which pass by the way do pluck her. --Ps.
                                                    lxxx.?2.
  
     4. (Eng. Universities) To reject at an examination for
        degrees. --C. Bront['e].
  
     To pluck away, to pull away, or to separate by pulling; to
        tear away.
  
     To pluck down, to pull down; to demolish; to reduce to a
        lower state.
  
     to pluck off, to pull or tear off; as, to pluck off the
        skin.
  
     to pluck up.
        (a) To tear up by the roots or from the foundation; to
            eradicate; to exterminate; to destroy; as, to pluck up
            a plant; to pluck up a nation. --Jer. xii. 17.
        (b) To gather up; to summon; as, to pluck up courage.

  Plucked \Plucked\, a.
     Having courage and spirit. [R.]

  plucked
       adj 1: of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a
              plectrum [ant: bowed]
       2: having the feathers removed, as from a pelt or a fowl; "a
          plucked chicken"; "an unfeathered goose"

  plucked
     a.
     1 Having had the feathers, hair, etc. removed by plucking.
     2 (lb en of the strings of an instrument) played by plucking.
     3 (lb en UK slang dated) Having courage and spirit; plucky.
     vb.
     (infl of en pluck  ed-form)

  plucked
     a.
     1 Having had the feathers, hair, etc. removed by plucking.
     2 (lb en of the strings of an instrument) played by plucking.
     3 (lb en UK slang dated) Having courage and spirit; plucky.
     vb.
     (infl of en pluck  ed-form)

  plucked
     a.
     1 Having had the feathers, hair, etc. removed by plucking.
     2 (lb en of the strings of an instrument) played by plucking.
     3 (lb en UK slang dated) Having courage and spirit; plucky.
     vb.
     (infl of en pluck  ed-form)

  plucked
     a.
     1 Having had the feathers, hair, etc. removed by plucking.
     2 (lb en of the strings of an instrument) played by plucking.
     3 (lb en UK slang dated) Having courage and spirit; plucky.
     vb.
     (infl of en pluck  ed-form)

  plucked
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm p luck ed)

  plucked
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en pluck ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb pluck)

  Plucked /plˈʌkt/
  سحب

  plucked /plˈʌkt/ 
  odvážný

  plucked /plˈʌkt/ 
  vytažený

  plucked /plˈʌkt/ 
  oškubaný

  plucked /plˈʌkt/ 
  drnkací

  plucked /plˈʌkt/
  ausgezupft
   see: pluck sth., plucking
  

  plucked /plˈʌkt/
  herausgepickt
        "He plucked passages at random from the book."  - Er hat wahllos Passagen aus dem Buch herausgepickt.
   see: pluck sth., plucking
  

  plucked /plˈʌkt/
  gepflückt
        "I/he/she plucked"  - ich/er/sie pflückte
        "he/she has/had plucked"  - er/sie hat/hatte gepflückt
     Synonym: picked
  
   see: pick sth., pluck sth., picking, plucking, he/she picks, he/she plucks, unplucked, pick an apple off the tree, pick cherries
  

  plucked /plˈʌkt/
  geschnappt, sich geschnappt
        "She plucked her favorite perfume off her dressing table."  - Sie schnappte sich ihr Lieblingsparfum von ihrer Frisierkommode.
   see: pluck sth., plucking
  

  plucked /plˈʌkt/
  gezupft
     Synonym: picked
  
   see: pluck, pick a stringed instrument, pluck, pick on a stringed instrument, picking, plucking
  

  
/ˈpɫəkt/