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I . pluck [plʌk] N

pluck
pogum m
pluck

II . pluck [plʌk] VB trans

1. pluck (pick):

to pluck sth [from sth] fruit, flower
to pluck sth [from sth] grass

2. pluck feathers:

pluck (remove)
skubiti [perf oskubiti]
pluck (with pincers)
puliti [perf populiti]

4. pluck (remove from situation):

to pluck sb from sth

5. pluck MUS:

pluck
pluck
igrati [perf zaigrati]

III . pluck [plʌk] VB intr

pluck at
pluck at
igrati [perf zaigrati ]na
pluck trans
pluck trans
pluck trans
pluck trans
pluck trans
pluck trans

pluck out VB trans

pluck
puliti [perf izpuliti]
pluck feathers
skubiti [perf oskubiti]

Usage examples with pluck

to pluck a string
to pluck up courage

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
I have not sold for 10 years when we sold ourselves - it has taken me that long to pluck up the courage to sell again!
www.theirishfield.ie
Responsibility for fragile, growing creatures who need a guiding hand to pluck the glowing screen from their fingers.
www.thehawkeye.com
Hidden hands pluck the strings of tyranny like a fell chorus.
en.wikipedia.org
Despite its kid-friendly appearance and whimsical, episodic nature, the show has attracted countless adult fans thanks to a surprising level of continuity and an ability to pluck at viewers' heartstrings.
www.wired.co.uk
Typically, tweezers were used to pluck out individual hairs.
en.wikipedia.org
After much emotional struggle, he still fails to pluck up his courage.
en.wikipedia.org
It took me nearly a year to pluck up courage to phone her.
www.ft.com
Nicknames, like the pluck me and more obscene versions that can not appear in a family newspaper, seem to point to exploitation.
en.wikipedia.org
They will have to pluck up courage for the big reveal.
www.thesun.ie
Although harder to pluck than blackcurrants, the plant is thornless.
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