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Word: Pluck
Speech Type: Verb
late Old English ploccian, pluccian, of Germanic origin; related to Flemish plokken; probably from the base of Old French (es)peluchier ‘to pluck’. Sense 1 of the noun is originally boxers' slang
plʌk
take hold of (something) and quickly remove it from its place
Short Definition:take hold of and quickly remove
Examples:- she plucked a blade of grass
- he plucked a tape from the shelf
quickly or suddenly remove someone from a dangerous or unpleasant situation
Short Definition:quickly remove someone from danger etc.
Examples:- the baby was plucked from a grim orphanage
sound (a musical instrument or its strings) with one's finger or a plectrum
Short Definition:sound stringed musical instrument
Examples:- she picked up her guitar and plucked it idly
Word: Pluck
Speech Type: Noun
plʌk
spirited and determined courage
Short Definition:spirited courage
Examples:- it must have taken a lot of pluck to walk along a path marked ‘Danger’
the heart, liver, and lungs of an animal as food.
Short Definition:heart liver etc. of animal as food
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