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.