Unscramble pluck

Definition of pluck

noun:

• the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury. Synonyms: gutsiness, pluckiness. Antonyms: gutlessness.
• the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord.

verb:

• pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush". Synonyms: pick off, pull off, tweak.
• sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity. Synonyms: hustle, roll.
• rip off; ask an unreasonable price. Synonyms: fleece, gazump, hook, overcharge, plume, rob, soak, surcharge. Antonyms: undercharge.
• pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin". Synonyms: pick, plunk.
• strip of feathers; "pull a chicken", "pluck the capon". Synonyms: deplumate, deplume, displume, pull, tear.
• look for and gather; "pick mushrooms", "pick flowers". Synonyms: cull, pick.

Related words

berry, extort, gouge, mushroom, rack, squeeze, twang, tweeze, wring.

Words nearby

cluck, gluck, luck, plucky, plunk, puck.

Rhymes with

amok, amuck, buck, canuck, chuck, cluck, duck, fuck, gluck, guck, huck, luck, muck, puck, ruck, schmuck, shuck, struck, stuck, suck.