Enter the word for search

pluck

/plʌk/

pluck off

pluck out

Translations

plucknoun

plucks

/plʌk/

arrachageAction d’arracher ou de retirer vivement quelque chose.

With a swift pluck, she removed the ripe apple from the tree.

D’un rapide arrachage, elle a retiré la pomme mûre de l’arbre.

cranFamilier : courage, résolution.

It took a lot of pluck for him to stand up to the bully.

Il a fallu beaucoup de cran pour qu’il tienne tête au caïd.

Additional translations

abatsCuisine : ensemble des abats d’un animal.

Synonyms

pluckverb

plucked

Past Simple

plucked

Past Participle

plucking

Gerund

/plʌk/

arracherEn retirant brusquement ou de force.

He plucked a hair from his eyebrow.

Il s’est arraché un poil du sourcil.

pincerMusique : jouer un instrument à cordes en pinçant les cordes.

She plucked the strings of the guitar gently.

Elle a pincé doucement les cordes de la guitare.

cueillirPour les fruits, fleurs ou autres éléments cueillis sur leur lieu de croissance.

She plucked a ripe apple from the tree.

Elle a cueilli une pomme mûre sur l’arbre.

Synonyms

Definitions

plucknoun

The act of pulling or picking something off or out, especially with a quick, forceful movement.

With a swift pluck, she removed the ripe apple from the tree.

Courage or resolution in the face of difficulties.

It took a lot of pluck for him to stand up to the bully.

The heart, liver, lungs, and trachea of a slaughtered animal, especially as used for food.

The chef prepared a traditional dish using the pluck of the lamb.

pluckverb

To pull or pick off or out from a place of growth, as fruit, flowers, feathers, etc.

She plucked a ripe apple from the tree.

To remove or detach by grasping and pulling abruptly.

He plucked a hair from his eyebrow.

To play a stringed instrument by sounding the strings with the fingers or a plectrum.

She plucked the strings of the guitar gently.

To take someone or something away from a place or situation suddenly or by force.

The hero plucked the child from the path of the oncoming car.

To choose or select someone, especially unexpectedly, for a role, task, or opportunity.

The director plucked an unknown actor from obscurity to play the lead role.