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• rohkeus• nykäys• näppäillä• nyhtäistä• nykäistä• noukkia• nyhtää• nykiä• nyppiä• nykäisy• höyhentää• sisu• reputtaa• tempaus• kiskaista• kiskoa• kiskaisu• petkuttaa• kyniä• poimia* * *1. verb1) (to pull: She plucked a grey hair from her head; He plucked at my sleeve.) nykäistä2) (to pull the feathers off (a chicken etc) before cooking it.) kyniä3) (to pick (flowers etc).) poimia4) (to pull hairs out of (eyebrows) in order to improve their shape.) nyppiä5) (to pull and let go (the strings of a musical instrument).) näppäillä2. noun(courage He showed a lot of pluck.) rohkeus- plucky- pluckily
- pluckiness
- pluck up the courage
- pluck up courage
- energy
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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 — 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 — 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 — [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 — ► VERB 1) take hold of (something) and quickly remove it from its place. 2) pull out (a hair, feather, etc.) 3) pull the feathers from (a bird s carcass) to prepare it for cooking. 4) pull at or twitch. 5) sound (a stringed musical instrument)… … English terms dictionary
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
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 — [[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
