Pluck: meaning, definitions and examples
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pluck
[ plʌk ]
Translations
Translations of the word "pluck" in other languages:
🇵🇹 arrancar
- colher
- dedilhar
🇮🇳 उखाड़ना
- चुनना
- झपटना
🇩🇪 zupfen
- pflücken
- herausreißen
🇮🇩 memetik
- mencabut
- memetik
🇺🇦 вищипувати
- зривати
- грати
🇵🇱 szczypać
- zbierać
- wyrywać
🇯🇵 摘む (つむ)
- 引き抜く (ひきぬく)
- 弾く (ひく)
🇫🇷 cueillir
- arracher
- pincer
🇪🇸 arrancar
- recoger
- pellizcar
🇹🇷 koparmak
- toplamak
- mızrapla çalmak
🇰🇷 뽑다
- 따다
- 뜯다
🇸🇦 اقتلاع
- قطف
- نقر
🇨🇿 vytrhnout
- sbírat
- brnkat
🇸🇰 vytrhnúť
- zbierať
- brnkať
🇨🇳 拔 (bá)
- 摘 (zhāi)
- 弹 (tán)
🇸🇮 trgati
- pobrati
- brenkati
🇮🇸 rífa
- tína
- plokka
🇰🇿 жұлу
- теру
- жұлу
🇬🇪 გამოღება
- აკრეფა
- წიწილა
🇦🇿 qopartmaq
- yığmaq
- çəkmək
🇲🇽 arrancar
- recoger
- pellizcar
Word origin
The word 'pluck' originated from Middle English 'plukken', which came from Old English 'pluccian', meaning to pull or pluck. The sense of harvesting or gathering comes from the idea of picking fruits or flowers by hand. Over time, the word has evolved to encompass various meanings related to pulling or collecting things quickly and with force.
Word Frequency Rank
At position #14,855, this word is part of sophisticated English vocabulary. It's useful for academic or professional contexts where precise language is needed.
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