pluck+a+chicken

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• pluck — [pluk] vt. [ME plukken < OE pluccian, akin to Ger pflücken < VL * piluccare, to pull out (> Fr éplucher), for L pilare, to deprive of hair < pilus, hair: see PILE2] 1. to pull off or out; pick 2. to drag or snatch; grab 3. to pull… …   English World dictionary

• pluck — [[t]plʌ̱k[/t]] plucks, plucking, plucked 1) VERB If you pluck a fruit, flower, or leaf, you take it between your fingers and pull it in order to remove it from its stalk where it is growing. [WRITTEN] [V n from n] I plucked a lemon from the tree …   English dictionary

• 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

• 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 — I n. courage the pluck to + inf. (he had enough pluck to stand up to the boss) II v. 1)(d; intr.) ( to tug ) to pluck at 2) (D; tr.) ( to pull ) to pluck from (to pluck feathers from a chicken) * * * [plʌk] (d;intr.) ( to tug ) to pluckat [… …   Combinatory dictionary

• 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 — I UK [plʌk] / US verb Word forms pluck : present tense I/you/we/they pluck he/she/it plucks present participle plucking past tense plucked past participle plucked * 1) [transitive] to pull the feathers off the body of a dead bird so that it can… …   English dictionary

• pluck — pluck1 [ plʌk ] verb * 1. ) transitive to pull the feathers off the body of a dead bird so that it can be cooked: a plucked chicken a ) MAINLY LITERARY to pull a piece of fruit from a tree, or a flower or leaf from a plant: PICK b ) to pull a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• chicken — noun 1 bird ADJECTIVE ▪ battery (BrE), broiler, corn fed, free range ▪ Free range chickens have happy lives. ▪ live ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• Chicken wing tackle — A chicken wing tackle is a move in Rugby League and Australian Football, in which a player locks an opponent s arm so that he or she cannot legally move the ball. It is a controversial move that has injured players and resulted in fines for… …   Wikipedia