pluck

/plˈʌk/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
2. the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord

verb

1. pull or pull out sharply
   “pluck the flowers off the bush”
2. sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
3. rip off; ask an unreasonable price
4. pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
   “he plucked the strings of his mandolin”
5. strip of feathers
   “pull a chicken”
6. look for and gather
   “pick mushrooms”

Synonyms for pluck

• gutsiness
• pluckiness
• tweak
• pull off
• pick off
• hustle
• roll
• overcharge
• soak
• surcharge
• gazump
• fleece
• plume
• rob
• hook
• plunk
• pick
• pull
• tear
• deplume
• deplumate
• displume
• cull

Words that rhyme with pluck

• buck
• duck
• suck
• chuck
• tuck
• muck
• amok
• amuck
• luck
• ruck
• shuck
• truck
• cluck
• fuck
• puck
• stuck
• unstuck
• awestruck
• dumbstruck
• guck
• huck
• moonstruck
• potluck
• roebuck
• schmuck
• struck
• thunderstruck
• woodchuck
• bruck
• buc