plucked; plucking; plucks
Definition of pluck
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: to pull or pick off or out
2a
: to remove something (such as hairs) from by or as if by plucking
pluck one's eyebrows
3
: to move, remove, or separate forcibly or abruptly
plucked the child from the middle of the street
4a
: to pick, pull, or grasp at
b
: to play by sounding the strings with the fingers or a pick
: to make a sharp pull or twitch
pluck
nounDefinition of pluck (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: an act or instance of plucking or pulling
2
: the heart, liver, lungs, and trachea of a slaughtered animal especially as an item of food
3
: courageous readiness to fight or continue against odds : dogged resolution
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The first known use of pluck was before the 12th century
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