Pluck
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[n] the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord
[n] the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
[v] pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion, as of guitar strings; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
[v] look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"
[v] strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
[v] pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush"
[v] rip off; ask an unreasonable price
[v] sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and esp. underhanded activity
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Synonyms
cull, deplumate, deplume, displume, fleece, gazump, gutsiness, hook, hustle, overcharge, pick, pluckiness, plume, plunk, pull, rob, roll, soak, surcharge, tear
Related Terms
accumulate, amass, assemble, avulse, backbone, bare, bleed, bleed white, bob, boldness, bottle, bottom, bravery, bring in, bring together, bust, catch at, chutzpah, collect, courage, crop, crop herbs, cull, cut, cut out, dauntlessness, denudate, denude, d