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Definitions for Pluck

[1] to pull off or out from the place of growth, as fruit, flowers, feathers, etc.: to pluck feathers from a chicken.
[2] to give a pull at; grasp: to pluck someone's sleeve.
[3] to pull with sudden force or with a jerk.
[4] to pull or move by force (often followed by away, off, or out ).
[5] to remove the feathers, hair, etc., from by pulling: to pluck a chicken.
[6] Slang . to rob, plunder, or fleece.
[7] to sound (the strings of a musical instrument) by pulling at them with the fingers or a plectrum.
[8] to pull or tug sharply (often followed by at ).
[9] to snatch (often followed by at ).
[10] act of plucking; a tug.
[11] the heart, liver, and lungs, especially of an animal used for food.
[12] courage or resolution in the face of difficulties.
[13] 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.
[14] (tr) to pull off (feathers, fruit, etc) from (a fowl, tree, etc)
[15] (when intr, foll by at ) to pull or tug
[16] (tr; foll by off, away, etc ) archaic to pull (something) forcibly or violently (from something or someone)
[17] (tr) to sound (the strings) of (a musical instrument) with the fingers, a plectrum, etc
[18] (tr) another word for strip 1 (def. 7)
[19] (tr) slang to fleece or swindle
[20] courage, usually in the face of difficulties or hardship
[21] a sudden pull or tug
[22] the heart, liver, and lungs, esp of an animal used for food

Words related to Pluck

guts, spunk, moxie, grit, bravery, cull, clutch, snatch, strum, harvest, yank, heart, boldness, nerve, backbone, spirit, determination, intrepidity, resolution, mettle

Words nearby Pluck

plp, plr, plss, plu, plu., pluck, pluck up, pluck up one's courage, plucky, plug, plug and feathers

Origin of Pluck

before 1000; Middle English plukken (v.), Old English pluccian, cognate with Middle Low German plucken; akin to Dutch plukken, German pflücken

Other words from Pluck

pluck·er , noun
half-plucked , adjective
un·plucked , adjective
well-plucked , adjective

Word origin for Pluck

Old English pluccian, plyccan; related to German pflücken

Synonyms for Pluck

bravery, grit, guts, moxie, spunk, backbone, boldness, dauntlessness, determination, hardihood, heart, intrepidity, mettle, nerve, resolution, spirit, intestinal fortitude