pluck

1. v. t. To pull; to draw. Source: opted

2. v. t. Especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something, with a twitch; to twitch; also, to gather, to pick; as, to pluck feathers from a fowl; to pluck hair or wool from a skin; to pluck grapes. Source: opted

3. v. t. To strip of, or as of, feathers; as, to pluck a fowl. Source: opted

4. v. t. To reject at an examination for degrees. Source: opted

5. v. i. To make a motion of pulling or twitching; -- usually with at; as, to pluck at one's gown. Source: opted

6. n. The act of plucking; a pull; a twitch. Source: opted

7. n. The heart, liver, and lights of an animal. Source: opted

8. n. Spirit; courage; indomitable resolution; fortitude. Source: opted

9. n. The act of plucking, or the state of being plucked, at college. See Pluck, v. t., 4. Source: opted

10. v. t. The lyrie. Source: opted

11. n. the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury Source: wordnet

12. n. the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord Source: wordnet

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