verbπShareTo pull something sharply; to pull something out"She plucked the phone from her bag and dialled."actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo take or remove (someone) quickly from a particular place or situation."The teacher quickly plucks the misbehaving student from the back of the classroom and brings him to the front. "actionsituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo gently play a single string, e.g. on a guitar, violin etc."Whereas a piano strikes the string, a harpsichord plucks it."musicsoundentertainmentactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo remove feathers from a bird."After hunting, the farmer plucks the feathers from the duck before cooking it. "animalbirdactionfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo rob, fleece, steal forcibly"The horny highwayman plucked his victims to their underwear, or attractive ones all the way."propertyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo play a string instrument pizzicato."Plucking a bow instrument may cause a string to break."musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo pull or twitch sharply."The nervous musician plucks at his guitar strings before the performance. "actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(university slang) To be rejected after failing an examination for a degree."After failing his final history exam, John feared he would be plucked and not receive his degree. "educationdegreeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareOf a glacier: to transport individual pieces of bedrock by means of gradual erosion through freezing and thawing."Over centuries, the glacier plucks rocks from the mountain as meltwater freezes and expands in cracks, gradually pulling them away. "geologyenvironmentgeographynaturescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
