pluck

[US]/plʌk/
[UK]/plʌk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. courage; viscera
vt. pick; pull; tug
vi. pull; tug; yank

Phrases & Collocations

pluck the feathers

pluck a flower

pluck eyebrows

pluck a chicken

Example Sentences

pluck the strings of guitar

pluck a flower; pluck feathers from a chicken; plucked a rabbit from the hat.

he was the very personification of British pluck and diplomacy.

she plucked a blade of grass.

He was plucked in the examination.

He idly plucked the strings of the lute.

he plucked a tape from the shelf.

she plucked his sleeve.

the baby was plucked from a grim orphanage.

plucked the child from school in midterm.

She plucked some leaves off the sapling.

they seemed to pluck numbers out of thin air .

The child plucked at its mother's skirt.

plucking words and meanings from the cumbrous air.

When you kill a chicken to eat, you have to pluck it.

He plucked at her sleeve to try and get her attention.

Real-world Examples

But you cannot pluck the stars from heaven.

Source: The Little Prince

That's when I felt like I was plucked. - Yeah.

Source: Actor Dialogue (Bilingual Selection)

It has metal tines, which resonate over a small wooden board when you pluck them.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American May 2019 Collection

You can see beggars take more flowers than I could pluck.

Source: VOA Video Highlights

Rescue helicopters in southern Germany have been plucking families from rooftops.

Source: BBC Listening Collection June 2013

And he leaned down and plucked it.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 1

But their eyes and hair colours aren't just plucked out of the air.

Source: Listen to a little bit of fresh news every day.

I thought about plucking out her eyes.

Source: American Horror Story: Season 2

Might be able to pluck out a few...

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

Mormont plucked at his beard, frowning. " How" ?

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

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