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Textual thesaurus for "pluck"

(noun) gutsiness, pluckiness

the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury


(verb) cull, pick

look for and gather

pick mushrooms; pick flowers


(verb) tear, deplumate, deplume, displume, pull

strip of feathers

pull a chicken; pluck the capon


(verb) plunk, pick

pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion

he plucked the strings of his mandolin


(verb) pick off, pull off, tweak

pull or pull out sharply

pluck the flowers off the bush


(verb) gazump, fleece, soak, overcharge, hook, rob, plume, surcharge

rip off; ask an unreasonable price


(verb) hustle, roll

sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity