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pluck
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- pronunciation:
- pluhk
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
plucks, plucking, plucked |
| definition 1: |
If you pluck something, you take hold of it with your fingers and pull it out or pull it off.
You can't cook a bird with its feathers on. You have to pluck the feathers first.The little boy plucked an apple from the tree in the neighbor's yard.- synonyms:
- gather, pick
- similar words:
- draw, extract, pinch, pull
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| definition 2: |
If you pluck a bird, you remove the feathers from it so you can cook it.
The farmer killed and plucked the goose, and his wife cooked it for dinner.- similar words:
- dress, strip
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| definition 3: |
When you pluck the string of a musical instrument, you pull it very lightly with your finger and let it go very quickly.
When you play the harp, you pluck the strings, or you brush your fingers over them.- synonyms:
- pick
- similar words:
- strum
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| definition 4: |
When you pluck something, you grab it quickly and remove it from something.
Mrs. Jones plucked a tiny bug from her soup.- synonyms:
- jerk, tear, wrench
- similar words:
- grab, pull, remove, seize
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| related words: |
harvest |
| derivation: |
plucker (n.) |
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