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 [informal], pick
    
3. Remove feathers
   "pluck the capon";
   - pull, tear, deplume, deplumate [rare], displume [rare]
    
4. Look for and gather
   "pluck mushrooms";
   - pick, cull
    
5. Remove (a hair or hairs) by pulling it out by the roots, typically with tweezers
   "She plucked her eyebrows to shape them"
    
6. [informal] Charge an excessive or unfair price
   "The street vendor plucked the naive customer";
   - overcharge, soak [informal], surcharge, fleece [informal], rob, skin [informal], rip off [informal], gouge [informal]
    
7. Sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
   "The salesman plucked another customer";
   - hustle [informal], roll

1. The trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
   "Her pluck in standing up to the bully impressed her classmates";
   - gutsiness, pluckiness, gameness
    
2. The act of pulling and releasing a taut cord
   "The guitarist's pluck of the strings produced a melodious sound"
    
3. The lungs, heart, liver, trachea and often oesophagus removed from slaughtered animals, esp. when used as food
   "The traditional dish included the pluck of the sheep"

Derived forms: plucked, plucks, plucking

See also: discover, pick up

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

Encyclopedia: Pluck, Texas