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1 pluck
1. verb1) (to pull: She plucked a grey hair from her head; He plucked at my sleeve.) hive2) (to pull the feathers off (a chicken etc) before cooking it.) plukke3) (to pick (flowers etc).) plukke4) (to pull hairs out of (eyebrows) in order to improve their shape.) plukke sine øjenbryn5) (to pull and let go (the strings of a musical instrument).) knipse2. noun(courage He showed a lot of pluck.) mod- plucky- pluckily
- pluckiness
- pluck up the courage
- pluck up courage
- energy* * *1. verb1) (to pull: She plucked a grey hair from her head; He plucked at my sleeve.) hive2) (to pull the feathers off (a chicken etc) before cooking it.) plukke3) (to pick (flowers etc).) plukke4) (to pull hairs out of (eyebrows) in order to improve their shape.) plukke sine øjenbryn5) (to pull and let go (the strings of a musical instrument).) knipse2. noun(courage He showed a lot of pluck.) mod- plucky- pluckily
- pluckiness
- pluck up the courage
- pluck up courage
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2 pluck up (the) courage
(to gather up one's courage etc (to do something): She plucked up (the) courage to ask a question.) samle mod* * *(to gather up one's courage etc (to do something): She plucked up (the) courage to ask a question.) samle mod -
3 pluck up (the) courage
(to gather up one's courage etc (to do something): She plucked up (the) courage to ask a question.) samle mod* * *(to gather up one's courage etc (to do something): She plucked up (the) courage to ask a question.) samle mod -
4 tweezers
['twi:zəz](a tool for gripping or pulling hairs, small objects etc: She used a pair of tweezers to pluck her eyebrows.) pincet* * *['twi:zəz](a tool for gripping or pulling hairs, small objects etc: She used a pair of tweezers to pluck her eyebrows.) pincet
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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
