Japanese Meaning of pluck

つむ

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Definitions and Meaning of pluck in English

Wordnet

pluck (n)

the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury

the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord

Wordnet

pluck (v)

pull or pull out sharply

sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

rip off; ask an unreasonable price

pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion

strip of feathers

look for and gather

Webster

pluck (v. t.)

To pull; to draw.

Especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something, with a twitch; to twitch; also, to gather, to pick; as, to pluck feathers from a fowl; to pluck hair or wool from a skin; to pluck grapes.

To strip of, or as of, feathers; as, to pluck a fowl.

To reject at an examination for degrees.

The lyrie.

Webster

pluck (v. i.)

To make a motion of pulling or twitching; -- usually with at; as, to pluck at one's gown.

Webster

pluck (n.)

The act of plucking; a pull; a twitch.

The heart, liver, and lights of an animal.

Spirit; courage; indomitable resolution; fortitude.

The act of plucking, or the state of being plucked, at college. See Pluck, v. t., 4.

FAQs About the word pluck

つむ

the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury, the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord, pull or pull out sharply, sell

引く,ヤンク,描く,つかむ,運ぶ,レンチ,ドラッグ,障害,奪う,牽引する

押す,推力,持ち上げる,押し

ployment => 雇用, ploy => 計略(けいりゃく), plowwright => (鋤職人), plowtail => 犂, plowshare => 犁先(りせん),