to have pluck

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• have a crow to pluck with — To have something to settle with someone • • • Main Entry: ↑crow …   Useful english 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 (card game) — Infobox Game subject name=Pluck players=4 (2 teams of 2) ages=7 + setup time= 1 min playing time= 60 90 minutes complexity=Medium strategy=Medium random chance=Medium skills= Card Counting Strategy.|Pluck is a trick taking playing card game for… …   Wikipedia

• 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]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 — 1. verb /plʌk/ a) To pull something sharply; to pull something out She plucked the phone from her bag and dialled. b) To gently play a single string, e.g. on a guitar, violin etc …   Wiktionary

• Pluck — Recorded in many spellings including Plack, Plak, Plugue, and Pluck, this is apparently a surname of Flemish French origins. It was originally recorded in England in the 17th Century at the various French Huguenot churches, indicating that the… …   Surnames reference

• pluck — 1. verb 1) he plucked a thread from his lapel Syn: remove, pick (off), pull (off/out), extract, take (off) 2) she plucked at his T shirt Syn: pull (at), tug (at), clutch (at), snatch (at), grab …   Thesaurus of popular words

• pluck up — {v.} 1. To have (courage) by your own effort; make yourself have (courage). * /In spite of failure, he plucked up heart to continue./ * /He plucked up courage when he saw a glimmer of hope./ 2. To become happier; feel better; cheer up. * /He… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• pluck up — {v.} 1. To have (courage) by your own effort; make yourself have (courage). * /In spite of failure, he plucked up heart to continue./ * /He plucked up courage when he saw a glimmer of hope./ 2. To become happier; feel better; cheer up. * /He… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• pluck\ up — v 1. To have (courage) by your own effort; make yourself have (courage). In spite of failure, he plucked up heart to continue. He plucked up courage when he saw a glimmer of hope. 2. To become happier; feel better; cheer up. He plucked up when… …   Словарь американских идиом