Meaning & use
pluck
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To pull something out or off with a quick motion, or to pick a fruit, flower, or feathers.
See it in a sentence
She plucked a ripe apple from the low branch.
He found the pluck to stand up and speak in front of the whole school.
A note on using this word
Pluck is also used as a noun meaning courage or spirited determination, as in 'she answered with real pluck.'
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. noun
Courage or spirited determination in difficult circumstances.
It took a lot of pluck for the rookie to challenge the champion.
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