to pull off or out from the place of growth, as fruit, flowers, feathers, etc.

to pluck feathers from a chicken.

to give a pull at; grasp

to pluck someone's sleeve.

to pull with sudden force or with a jerk.

to pull or move by force (often fol. by away, off, or out ).

to remove the feathers, hair, etc., from by pulling

to pluck a chicken.

Slang . to rob, plunder, or fleece.

to sound (the strings of a musical instrument) by pulling at them with the fingers or a plectrum.

to pull or tug sharply (often fol. by at ).

to snatch (often fol. by at ).

act of plucking; a tug.

the heart, liver, and lungs, esp. of an animal used for food.

courage or resolution in the face of difficulties. ?

pluck up,

to eradicate; uproot.

to summon up one's courage; rouse one's spirits

He always plucked up at the approach of danger. She was a stranger in the town, but, plucking up her courage, she soon made friends.

noun

cowardice , dispiritedness , irresolution

verb

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noun

backbone * , boldness , bravery , dauntlessness , determination , grit , guts * , hardihood , heart * , intestinal fortitude * , intrepidity , mettle , moxie * , nerve , resolution , spirit , spunk , braveness , courageousness , doughtiness , fearlessness , fortitude , gallantry , gameness , heart , intrepidness , pluckiness , stoutheartedness , undauntedness , valiance , valiancy , valiantness , valor

verb

catch , clutch , collect , cull , draw , finger , gather , harvest , jerk , plunk , pull at , snatch , strum , tug , tweak , yank , extract , tear , backbone , bravery , courage , daring , fortitude , gameness , grit , guts , hardihood , mettle , moxie , nerve , pick , plunder , pull , remove , resolution , spirit , spunk , strip