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(Entry 1 of 2)
1
the act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force
- a quick pluck pulled the hair right out
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2
the strength of mind that enables a person to endure pain or hardship
- it takes pluck to survive a crippling car accident and still go on to become successful
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verbSynonyms of pluck (Entry 2 of 2)
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
- the Internet opened up a whole new medium for con artists to pluck the gullible
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- beat,
- bilk,
- bleed,
- cheat,
- chisel,
- chouse,
- con,
- cozen,
- defraud,
- diddle,
- do,
- do in,
- euchre,
- fiddle,
- fleece,
- flimflam,
- gaff,
- gyp,
- hose
- [slang],
- hustle,
- mulct,
- nobble
- [British slang],
- ream,
- rip off,
- rook,
- screw,
- shake down,
- short,
- shortchange,
- skin,
- skunk,
- squeeze,
- stick,
- stiff,
- sting,
- sucker,
- swindle,
- thimblerig,
- victimize
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