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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              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.
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Pluck \Pluck\, v. i.
     To make a motion of pulling or twitching; -- usually with at;
     as, to pluck at one's gown.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Pluck \Pluck\, n.
     1. The act of plucking; a pull; a twitch.
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     2. [Prob. so called as being plucked out after the animal is
        killed; or cf. Gael. & Ir. pluc a lump, a knot, a bunch.]
        The heart, liver, and lights of an animal.
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     3. Spirit; courage; indomitable resolution; fortitude.
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              Decay of English spirit, decay of manly pluck.
                                                    --Thackeray.
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     4. The act of plucking, or the state of being plucked, at
        college. See Pluck, v. t., 4.
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     5. (Zo["o]l.) The lyrie. [Prov. Eng.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Lyrie \Ly"rie\ (l[imac]"r[i^]), n. [Icel. hl[=y]ri a sort of
     fish.] (Zo["o]l.)
     A European fish ({Peristethus cataphractum), having the body
     covered with bony plates, and having three spines projecting
     in front of the nose; -- called also noble, pluck,
     pogge, sea poacher, and armed bullhead.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Lyrie \Ly"rie\ (l[imac]"r[i^]), n. [Icel. hl[=y]ri a sort of
     fish.] (Zo["o]l.)
     A European fish ({Peristethus cataphractum), having the body
     covered with bony plates, and having three spines projecting
     in front of the nose; -- called also noble, pluck,
     pogge, sea poacher, and armed bullhead.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Pluck \Pluck\, v. i.
     To make a motion of pulling or twitching; -- usually with at;
     as, to pluck at one's gown.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Pluck \Pluck\, n.
     1. The act of plucking; a pull; a twitch.
  
     2. [Prob. so called as being plucked out after the animal is
        killed; or cf. Gael. & Ir. pluc a lump, a knot, a bunch.]
        The heart, liver, and lights of an animal.
  
     3. Spirit; courage; indomitable resolution; fortitude.
  
              Decay of English spirit, decay of manly pluck.
                                                    --Thackeray.
  
     4. The act of plucking, or the state of being plucked, at
        college. See Pluck, v. t., 4.
  
     5. (Zo["o]l.) The lyrie. [Prov. Eng.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  pluck
       n 1: the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of
            possible loss or injury [syn: gutsiness, pluckiness]
            [ant: gutlessness]
       2: the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord
       v 1: pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush"
            [syn: tweak, pull off, pick off]
       2: sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and
          especially underhanded activity [syn: hustle, roll]
       3: rip off; ask an unreasonable price [syn: overcharge, soak,
           surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, rob, hook]
          [ant: undercharge]
       4: pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked
          the strings of his mandolin" [syn: plunk, pick]
       5: strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon" [syn:
           pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume]
       6: look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers" [syn:
          pick, cull]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pluck
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 θάρρος, κουράγιο
     2 απότομο τράβηγμα
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 αποσπώ κομμάτι
     2 τραβάω
     3 γλιτώνω κάποιον από κάτι
     4 νύσσω, χτυπάω χορδή μουσικού οργάνου
     5 μαδάω, ξεπουπουλιάζω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pluck
     n.
     An instance of plucking or pulling sharply.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To pull something sharply; to pull something out
     2 (lb en transitive) To take or remove (someone) quickly from a
  particular place or situation.
     3 (lb en transitive music) To gently play a single string, e.g. on a
  guitar, violin etc.
     4 (lb en transitive) To remove feathers from a bird.
     5 (lb en transitive now rare) To rob, steal from; to cheat or swindle
  (someone).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  pluck
     n.
     An instance of plucking or pulling sharply.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To pull something sharply; to pull something out
     2 (lb en transitive) To take or remove (someone) quickly from a
  particular place or situation.
     3 (lb en transitive music) To gently play a single string, e.g. on a
  guitar, violin etc.
     4 (lb en transitive) To remove feathers from a bird.
     5 (lb en transitive now rare) To rob, steal from; to cheat or swindle
  (someone).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  pluck
     n.
     An instance of plucking or pulling sharply.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To pull something sharply; to pull something out
     2 (lb en transitive) To take or remove (someone) quickly from a
  particular place or situation.
     3 (lb en transitive music) To gently play a single string, e.g. on a
  guitar, violin etc.
     4 (lb en transitive) To remove feathers from a bird.
     5 (lb en transitive now rare) To rob, steal from; to cheat or swindle
  (someone).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  pluck
     n.
     An instance of plucking or pulling sharply.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To pull something sharply; to pull something out
     2 (lb en transitive) To take or remove (someone) quickly from a
  particular place or situation.
     3 (lb en transitive music) To gently play a single string, e.g. on a
  guitar, violin etc.
     4 (lb en transitive) To remove feathers from a bird.
     5 (lb en transitive now rare) To rob, steal from; to cheat or swindle
  (someone).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pluck
     Englanti vb.
     1 nykäistä, kiskaista
     2 näppäillä (esim. kitaraa)
     3 kyniä lintu
     4 nyppiä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pluck
     Engelska n.
     1 ryck
     2 mod, kurage
     Engelska vb.
     1 plocka
     2 rycka

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  pluck /plˈʌk/
  afruk, afskeur, aftrek

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Pluck /plˈʌk/
  العزم

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  pluck //plʌk// 
  1. дърпане, скубане
  instance of plucking
  2. карантия
  offal from the trunk of an animal

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  pluck //plʌk// 
  1. късам
  to pull something sharply; to pull something out
  2. оскубвам
  to remove feathers from a bird
  3. ограбвам
  to rob, steal forcibly