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1 plucky
adjective (courageous: a plucky young fellow.) modig, iherdigmodigadj. \/ˈplʌkɪ\/1) ( hverdagslig) modig, dristig, djerv2) ( fotografering) skarp, klar -
2 pluck
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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Plucky — Pluck y, a. [Compar. {Pluckier}; superl. {Pluckiest}.] Having pluck or courage; characterized by pluck; displaying pluck; courageous; spirited; as, a plucky race. [1913 Webster] If you re plucky, and not over subject to fright. Barham. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plucky — may refer to:* Plucky (Farthing Wood), a fictional character in the television series The Animals of Farthing Wood * Plucky Duck, a fictional anthropomorphic green duck in the animated series Tiny Toon Adventures ee also* Plucking … Wikipedia
plucky — index indomitable, spartan Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
plucky — 1842, from PLUCK (Cf. pluck) + Y (Cf. y) (2) … Etymology dictionary
plucky — [adj] brave adventurous, bold, confident, courageous, daring, determined, fearless, game, gritty, gutsy, heroic, lionhearted, nervy, persevering, spirited, sporting, spunky, stalwart, tenacious, unafraid, undaunted, unfearful, valiant; concept… … New thesaurus
plucky — ► ADJECTIVE (pluckier, pluckiest) ▪ determined and courageous in the face of difficulties. DERIVATIVES pluckily adverb pluckiness noun … English terms dictionary
plucky — [pluk′ē] adj. pluckier, pluckiest [ PLUCK, n. 3 + Y2] brave; spirited SYN. BRAVE pluckily adv. pluckiness n … English World dictionary
plucky — UK [ˈplʌkɪ] / US adjective Word forms plucky : adjective plucky comparative pluckier superlative pluckiest brave and determined, especially when success is unlikely a plucky boy/attempt Derived words: pluckily adverb pluckiness noun uncountable … English dictionary
plucky — [[t]plʌ̱ki[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (approval) If someone, for example a sick child, is described as plucky, it means that although they are weak, they face their difficulties with courage. [JOURNALISM] The plucky schoolgirl amazed doctors at… … English dictionary
plucky — pluckily, adv. pluckiness, n. /pluk ee/, adj., pluckier, pluckiest. having or showing pluck or courage; brave: The drowning swimmer was rescued by a plucky schoolboy. [1820 30; PLUCK + Y1] Syn. courageous, determined; cheerful; spunky, spirited.… … Universalium
plucky — adj. Plucky is used with these nouns: ↑heroine … Collocations dictionary