pluck

pluck

P0380300 (plŭk)v. plucked, pluck·ing, plucks v.tr.1. To remove or detach by grasping and pulling abruptly with the fingers; pick: pluck a flower; pluck feathers from a chicken.2. To pull out the hair or feathers of: pluck a chicken.3. To remove abruptly or forcibly: plucked their child from school in midterm.4. To give an abrupt pull to; tug at: pluck a sleeve.5. Music To sound (the strings of an instrument) by pulling and releasing them with the fingers or a plectrum.v.intr. To give an abrupt pull; tug.n.1. The act or an instance of plucking.2. Resourceful courage and daring in the face of difficulties; spirit.3. The heart, liver, windpipe, and lungs of a slaughtered animal.

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[Middle English plukken, from Old English pluccian, probably from Vulgar Latin *piluccāre, ultimately from Latin pilāre, from pilus, hair.]

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pluck′er n.

pluck

(plʌk) vb1. (tr) to pull off (feathers, fruit, etc) from (a fowl, tree, etc)2. (when: intr, foll by at) to pull or tug3. (tr; foll by off, away, etc) archaic to pull (something) forcibly or violently (from something or someone)4. (Music, other) (tr) to sound (the strings) of (a musical instrument) with the fingers, a plectrum, etc5. (tr) another word for strip¹⁷6. (tr) slang to fleece or swindlen7. courage, usually in the face of difficulties or hardship8. a sudden pull or tug9. (Cookery) the heart, liver, and lungs, esp of an animal used for food[Old English pluccian, plyccan; related to German pflücken] ˈplucker n

pluck

(plʌk)

v.t. 1. to pull off or out from the place of growth, as fruit, flowers, or feathers. 2. to grasp or grab: to pluck someone's sleeve. 3. to pull with sudden force or with a jerk. 4. to pull or detach by force (often fol. by away, off, or out). 5. to remove feathers or hair from by pulling: to pluck a chicken. 6. Slang. to rob; cheat. 7. to sound (the strings of a musical instrument) by pulling at them with the fingers or a plectrum. v.i. 8. to pull or tug sharply (often fol. by at). 9. to snatch (often fol. by at). n. 10. the act of plucking; a tug. 11. courage; resolution. [before 1000; Middle English plukken (v.), Old English pluccian, c. Middle Low German plucken; akin to Dutch plukken, German pflücken] pluck′er, n.

Pluck

 of shawmers: a company of shawm players—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486; (a shawm is a medieval stringed musical instrument).Examples: shawmer, a player of the shawm, 1505; a flourish of shawms, 1641.

pluck

Past participle: plucked
Gerund: plucking

Imperative
pluck
pluck

Present
I pluck
you pluck
he/she/it plucks
we pluck
you pluck
they pluck

Preterite
I plucked
you plucked
he/she/it plucked
we plucked
you plucked
they plucked

Present Continuous
I am plucking
you are plucking
he/she/it is plucking
we are plucking
you are plucking
they are plucking

Present Perfect
I have plucked
you have plucked
he/she/it has plucked
we have plucked
you have plucked
they have plucked

Past Continuous
I was plucking
you were plucking
he/she/it was plucking
we were plucking
you were plucking
they were plucking

Past Perfect
I had plucked
you had plucked
he/she/it had plucked
we had plucked
you had plucked
they had plucked

Future
I will pluck
you will pluck
he/she/it will pluck
we will pluck
you will pluck
they will pluck

Future Perfect
I will have plucked
you will have plucked
he/she/it will have plucked
we will have plucked
you will have plucked
they will have plucked

Future Continuous
I will be plucking
you will be plucking
he/she/it will be plucking
we will be plucking
you will be plucking
they will be plucking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been plucking
you have been plucking
he/she/it has been plucking
we have been plucking
you have been plucking
they have been plucking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been plucking
you will have been plucking
he/she/it will have been plucking
we will have been plucking
you will have been plucking
they will have been plucking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been plucking
you had been plucking
he/she/it had been plucking
we had been plucking
you had been plucking
they had been plucking

Conditional
I would pluck
you would pluck
he/she/it would pluck
we would pluck
you would pluck
they would pluck

Past Conditional
I would have plucked
you would have plucked
he/she/it would have plucked
we would have plucked
you would have plucked
they would have plucked

pluck

To remove the feathers from poultry or a game bird.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pluck - the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injurygutsiness, pluckinessfearlessness - the trait of feeling no fear
	2.	pluck - the act of pulling and releasing a taut cordpull, pulling - the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back"
Verb	1.	pluck - pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush"pull off, tweak, pick offdraw, pull, force - cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"draw off, draw away, pull off - remove by drawing or pulling; "She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth"; "draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese"tweeze - pluck with tweezers; "tweeze facial hair"
	2.	pluck - sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activityhustle, rollsteal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
	3.	pluck - rip off; ask an unreasonable priceovercharge, plume, fleece, gazump, hook, rob, soak, surchargeextort, gouge, wring, rack, squeeze - obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"cheat, rip off, chisel - deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"
	4.	pluck - pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"plunk, pickdraw, pull, force - cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"twang - pluck (strings of an instrument); "He twanged his bow"
	5.	pluck - strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"deplumate, deplume, displume, tear, pullstrip - remove the surface from; "strip wood"
	6.	pluck - look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"cull, pickgather, pull together, collect, garner - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"mushroom - pick or gather mushrooms; "We went mushrooming in the Fall"berry - pick or gather berries; "We went berrying in the summer"

pluck

verb1. pull out or off, pick, draw, collect, gather, harvest I plucked a lemon from the tree.2. tug, catch, snatch, clutch, jerk, yank, tweak, pull at He plucked the cigarette from his mouth.3. strum, pick, finger, twang, thrum, plunk Nell was plucking a harp.noun1. courage, nerve, heart, spirit, bottle (Brit. slang), resolution, determination, guts (informal), balls (taboo slang), grit, bravery, backbone, mettle, boldness, spunk (informal), intrepidity, hardihood, ballsiness (taboo slang) Cynics might sneer at him but you have to admire his pluck.

pluck

verbTo remove from a fixed position:extract, pull, tear.nounThe quality of mind enabling one to face danger or hardship resolutely:braveness, bravery, courage, courageousness, dauntlessness, doughtiness, fearlessness, fortitude, gallantry, gameness, heart, intrepidity, intrepidness, mettle, nerve, pluckiness, spirit, stoutheartedness, undauntedness, valiance, valiancy, valiantness, valor.Informal: spunk, spunkiness.Slang: gut (used in plural), gutsiness, moxie.

Translations

勇气弹拉拔...的毛拔去

pluck

(plak) verb1. to pull. She plucked a grey hair from her head; He plucked at my sleeve. 拉，拔去 拉，拔去 2. to pull the feathers off (a chicken etc) before cooking it. 拔...的毛 拔...的毛3. to pick (flowers etc). 採(花) 采（花） 4. to pull hairs out of (eyebrows) in order to improve their shape. (用手)理一理眉間的頭髮 （用手）理一理眉间的头发 5. to pull and let go (the strings of a musical instrument). 彈，撥 弹，拨 noun courage He showed a lot of pluck. 勇氣 勇气ˈplucky adjective courageous. a plucky young fellow. 有勇氣的 有勇气的ˈpluckily adverb 勇敢地 勇敢地ˈpluckiness noun 勇敢 勇敢pluck up (the) courage/energy etc to gather up one's courage etc (to do something). She plucked up (the) courage to ask a question. 振作精神 振作精神