Dictionary entry details
• PLUCK (noun)
Meaning:
The trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
gutsiness; pluck; pluckiness
Hypernyms ("pluck" is a kind of...):
fearlessness (the trait of feeling no fear)
Meaning:
The act of pulling and releasing a taut cord
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("pluck" is a kind of...):
pull; pulling (the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you)
• PLUCK (verb)
Meaning:
Pull or pull out sharply
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
pluck; pull off; tweak; pick off
Context example:
pluck the flowers off the bush
Hypernyms (to "pluck" is one way to...):
draw; force; pull (cause to move by pulling)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pluck"):
tweeze (pluck with tweezers)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
pluck; hustle; roll
Hypernyms (to "pluck" is one way to...):
steal (take without the owner's consent)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
Meaning:
Rip off; ask an unreasonable price
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
plume; overcharge; gazump; fleece; hook; surcharge; soak; rob; pluck
Hypernyms (to "pluck" is one way to...):
cheat; chisel; rip off (deprive somebody of something by deceit)
"Pluck" entails doing...:
bill; charge (demand payment)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pluck"):
extort; gouge; rack; squeeze; wring (obtain by coercion or intimidation)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
plunk; pluck; pick
Context example:
he plucked the strings of his mandolin
Hypernyms (to "pluck" is one way to...):
draw; force; pull (cause to move by pulling)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pluck"):
twang (pluck (strings of an instrument))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Strip of feathers
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
deplumate; displume; deplume; tear; pluck; pull
Context examples:
pull a chicken / pluck the capon
Hypernyms (to "pluck" is one way to...):
strip (remove the surface from)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Look for and gather
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
cull; pick; pluck
Context examples:
pick mushrooms / pick flowers
Hypernyms (to "pluck" is one way to...):
collect; garner; gather; pull together (assemble or get together)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pluck"):
mushroom (pick or gather mushrooms)
berry (pick or gather berries)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
