Word: pluck Word origin: late Old English ploccian, pluccian, of Germanic origin; related to Flemish plokken ; probably from the base of Old French ( es)peluchier ‘to pluck’. Sense 1 of the noun is originally boxers' slang. Phonetic: plʌk Listen:
take hold of (something) and quickly remove it from its place. Example: she plucked a blade of grass
quickly or suddenly remove someone from a dangerous or unpleasant situation. Example: the baby was plucked from a grim orphanage
sound (a musical instrument or its strings) with one's finger or a plectrum. Example: she picked up her guitar and plucked it idly
spirited and determined courage. Example: it must have taken a lot of pluck to walk along a path marked ‘Danger’
the heart, liver, and lungs of an animal as food.
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