pluck (pl k)v. plucked, pluck·ing, plucks v.tr. 1. To remove or detach by grasping and pulling abruptly with the fingers; pick: pluck a flower; pluck feathers from a chicken. 2. To pull out the hair or feathers of: pluck a chicken. 3. To remove abruptly or forcibly: plucked the child from school in midterm. 4. To give an abrupt pull to; tug at: pluck a sleeve. 5. Music To sound (the strings of an instrument) by pulling and releasing them with the fingers or a plectrum. v.intr. To give an abrupt pull; tug. n. 1. The act or an instance of plucking. 2. Resourceful courage and daring in the face of difficulties; spirit. 3. The heart, liver, windpipe, and lungs of a slaughtered animal. [Middle English plukken, from Old English pluccian, probably from Vulgar Latin *pilucc  re, ultimately from Latin pilre, from pilus, hair.]pluck  er n. |
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