01 v. t. To pull; to draw.
imp. & p. p.
Plucked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Plucking
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1.
To pull; to draw.“Its own nature . . . plucks on its own dissolution.” — Je�. Taylor.
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2.
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.“I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude.” — Milton.“E'en children followed, with endearing wile, And plucked his gown to share the good man's smile.” — Goldsmith.
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To strip of, or as of, feathers; as, to pluck a fowl.“They which pass by the way do pluck her.” — Ps. lxxx.�2.
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4.
To reject at an examination for degrees.(Eng. Universities)
Phrases & compounds
To pluck away —
to pull away, or to separate by pulling; to tear away.
To pluck down —
to pull down; to demolish; to reduce to a lower state.
to pluck off —
to pull or tear off; as, to pluck off the skin.
to pluck up —
To tear up by the roots or from the foundation; to eradicate; to exterminate; to destroy; as, to pluck up a plant; to pluck up a nation