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1. Pull or pull out sharply
   "pluck the flowers off the bush";
   - tweak, pull off, pick off
    
2. Pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
   "he plucked the strings of his mandolin";
   - plunk, pick
    
3. Remove feathers
   "pluck the capon";
   - pull, tear, deplume, deplumate [rare], displume [rare]
    
4. Look for and gather
   "pluck mushrooms";
   - pick, cull
    
5. [informal] Rip off; ask an unreasonable price
   - overcharge, soak [informal], surcharge, gazump [Brit, informal], fleece [informal], rob, hook [informal], skin [informal]
    
6. Sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
   - hustle [informal], roll

1. The trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
   - gutsiness, pluckiness
    
2. The act of pulling and releasing a taut cord
    
3. The lungs, heart, liver, trachea and often oesophagus removed from slaughtered animals, esp. when used as food

Derived forms: plucked, plucks, plucking

See also: winnow

Type of: cheat, chisel [informal], collect, draw, fearlessness, garner, gather, pull, pull together, rip [N. Amer, informal], rip off [informal], steal, strip

Antonym: undercharge

Encyclopedia: Pluck, Texas