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1. verb1) (to pull: She plucked a grey hair from her head; He plucked at my sleeve.) plukke, nappe ut2) (to pull the feathers off (a chicken etc) before cooking it.) plukke, ribbe3) (to pick (flowers etc).) plukke4) (to pull hairs out of (eyebrows) in order to improve their shape.) plukke, nappe ut5) (to pull and let go (the strings of a musical instrument).) klimpre på2. noun(courage He showed a lot of pluck.) (pågangs)mot- plucky- pluckily
- pluckiness
- pluck up the courage
- pluck up courage
- energyinnmat--------nappeIsubst. \/plʌk\/1) ( hverdagslig) mot, styrke2) rykk, napp3) forklaring: hjerte, lever og lunger på dyr brukt som mat4) ( om strengeinstrument) klimpringIIverb \/plʌk\/1) plukke, rykke, nappe, dra2) ( om fjær) plukke, ribbe3) ( på gitar e.l.) klimpre4) ( hverdagslig) plyndre5) ( hverdagslig) svindle6) ( slang) stryke (til eksamen)pluck away plukke av, rykke avpluck down ( om bygning) rive nedpluck somebody down ydmyke noenpluck up rykke opp med roten, utrydde ta mot til seg, fatte motpluck up (one's) courage ta mot til seg, fatte mot
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To pluck away — Pluck Pluck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plucked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plucking}.] [AS. pluccian; akin to LG. & D. plukken, G. pfl[ u]cken, Icel. plokka, plukka, Dan. plukke, Sw. plocka. ?27.] 1. To pull; to draw. [1913 Webster] Its own nature . . . plucks … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pluck — Pluck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plucked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plucking}.] [AS. pluccian; akin to LG. & D. plukken, G. pfl[ u]cken, Icel. plokka, plukka, Dan. plukke, Sw. plocka. ?27.] 1. To pull; to draw. [1913 Webster] Its own nature . . . plucks on… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pluck out — index excise (cut away), extirpate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
To pluck down — Pluck Pluck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plucked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plucking}.] [AS. pluccian; akin to LG. & D. plukken, G. pfl[ u]cken, Icel. plokka, plukka, Dan. plukke, Sw. plocka. ?27.] 1. To pull; to draw. [1913 Webster] Its own nature . . . plucks … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
to pluck off — Pluck Pluck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plucked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plucking}.] [AS. pluccian; akin to LG. & D. plukken, G. pfl[ u]cken, Icel. plokka, plukka, Dan. plukke, Sw. plocka. ?27.] 1. To pull; to draw. [1913 Webster] Its own nature . . . plucks … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
to pluck up — Pluck Pluck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plucked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plucking}.] [AS. pluccian; akin to LG. & D. plukken, G. pfl[ u]cken, Icel. plokka, plukka, Dan. plukke, Sw. plocka. ?27.] 1. To pull; to draw. [1913 Webster] Its own nature . . . plucks … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pluck — pluck1 [plʌk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(pull something)¦ 2 pluck your eyebrows 3¦(take somebody/something away)¦ 4¦(chicken)¦ 5 pluck up (the) courage (to do something) 6¦(music)¦ 7 pluck something out of the air 7 pluck something out of thin air Phrasal… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pluck — 1 verb 1 TAKE STH (T) to take hold of something and remove it from somewhere by pulling it: pluck sth from/off etc: She bent forward to pluck a thread off the lapel of his jacket. 2 pluck up (the) courage to force yourself to be brave and do… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pluck — v 1. pull, pull off, pull out, draw, draw out, withdraw, remove, extract, take out; collect, gather, gather or get in, cull, glean; harvest, reap, crop, pick, cut. 2. tug, tug at, pull, pull at, hitch, hitch up, hike, hike up; twitch, vellicate,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
pluck — plucker, n. /pluk/, v.t. 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.… … Universalium
pluck — [[t]plʌk[/t]] 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[/ex] 3) to pull with sudden force or with a jerk 4) to pull or detach by force (often fol. by away,… … From formal English to slang