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plucks

/plʌks/

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To pull something sharply; to pull something out

Examples :

"She plucked the phone from her bag and dialled."

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To take or remove (someone) quickly from a particular place or situation.

Examples :

"The teacher quickly plucks the misbehaving student from the back of the classroom and brings him to the front. "

action situation

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To gently play a single string, e.g. on a guitar, violin etc.

Examples :

"Whereas a piano strikes the string, a harpsichord plucks it."

music sound entertainment action

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To remove feathers from a bird.

Examples :

"After hunting, the farmer plucks the feathers from the duck before cooking it. "

animal bird action food

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To rob, fleece, steal forcibly

Examples :

"The horny highwayman plucked his victims to their underwear, or attractive ones all the way."

property action

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To play a string instrument pizzicato.

Examples :

"Plucking a bow instrument may cause a string to break."

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To pull or twitch sharply.

Examples :

"The nervous musician plucks at his guitar strings before the performance. "

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(university slang) To be rejected after failing an examination for a degree.

Examples :

"After failing his final history exam, John feared he would be plucked and not receive his degree. "

education degree

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Of a glacier: to transport individual pieces of bedrock by means of gradual erosion through freezing and thawing.

Examples :

"Over centuries, the glacier plucks rocks from the mountain as meltwater freezes and expands in cracks, gradually pulling them away. "

geology environment geography nature science