pluck

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /plʌk/

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Verb

Plain form pluck

Third-person singular plucks

Past tense plucked

Past participle plucked

Present participle plucking

1. (transitive) If you pluck something from somewhere, you remove it with a quick movement.

   She plucked the phone from her bag and dialed.

   The girl bent down to pluck a rose.

   Please, pluck this chicken for me.

2. (transitive) (music) If you pluck a guitar, violin etc., you pull a single string and then let it go to make a sound.

   She picked up her guitar and plucked it idly.