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1 pluck
• brati; cimaj; cimati; cimnuti; čupanje; čupati; drob; ginuti za; hrabrost; iščupati; iznutrice; kidati; oboriti; oboriti na ispitu; očerupati (živinu); odvažnost; opelješiti; ošuljiti; pokrasti; prebirati; smelost; srce; srčanost; trgati; trgnuti; tropa; trzanje; utroba -
2 pluck asunder
• raskidati; raskinuti -
3 pluck away
• otkinuti; otrgnuti; ustrgnuti -
4 pluck down
• strgnuti; zderati -
5 pluck off
• očerupati; očupati; otkinuti; otrgnuti; ščupati -
6 pluck out
• iščupati -
7 pluck the pigeon
• odrati; opelješiti -
8 pluck up
• iskoreniti; istrebiti; počupati; potrgati -
9 pluck up courage
• skupiti hrabrost
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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 — pluck·er; pluck·i·ly; pluck·i·ness; pluck·less; pluck; pluck·less·ness; … English syllables
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 up courage — ● courage * * * I pluck up (or screw up or take) courage make an effort to do something that frightens one II see courage * * * pluck up (the) courage ◇ If you pluck up (the) courage to do something, you become brave enough to do it … Useful english dictionary
pluck´i|ness — pluck|y «PLUHK ee», adjective, pluck|i|er, pluck|i|est. having or showing courage: »a plucky dog. SYNONYM(S): brave, mettlesome, spirited. –pluck´i|ly … Useful english dictionary
pluck´i|ly — pluck|y «PLUHK ee», adjective, pluck|i|er, pluck|i|est. having or showing courage: »a plucky dog. SYNONYM(S): brave, mettlesome, spirited. –pluck´i|ly … Useful english dictionary
pluck|y — «PLUHK ee», adjective, pluck|i|er, pluck|i|est. having or showing courage: »a plucky dog. SYNONYM(S): brave, mettlesome, spirited. –pluck´i|ly … Useful english dictionary
Pluck — Pluck, n. 1. The act of plucking; a pull; a twitch. [1913 Webster] 2. [Prob. so called as being plucked out after the animal is killed; or cf. Gael. & Ir. pluc a lump, a knot, a bunch.] The heart, liver, and lights of an animal. [1913 Webster] 3 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pluck — Pluck, v. i. To make a motion of pulling or twitching; usually with at; as, to pluck at one s gown. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pluck — (v.) late O.E. ploccian pull off, cull, from W.Gmc. *plokken (Cf. M.L.G. plucken, M.Du. plocken, Flem. plokken), perhaps from V.L. *piluccare (Cf. O.Fr. peluchier, late 12c.), a frequentative, ultimately from L. pilare pull out hair, from pilus… … Etymology dictionary
pluck something out of the air — pluck something out of/from/the air phrase to say the first number, date, fact etc that you think of without knowing whether it is correct ‘75% of people agree with me,’ I said, plucking a figure out of the air. Thesaurus: to guesssynonym Main en … Useful english dictionary