Pluck

//plʌk//

Synonyms for "pluck" (251 found)

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Closest matches (51)

Strong matches (75)

Related words (125)

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15 entries

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9 entries

derived

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etymologically related_to

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has context

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is a

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manner of

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related to

28 entries

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similar

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Translations

205 translations across 55 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • nduk verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • τίλλω verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)

Arabic

2 entries
  • قطف verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)
  • قَطَفَ verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)

Armenian

4 entries
  • պոկել verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)
  • փետել verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)
  • փետել verb (to remove feathers from a bird)
  • փետրել verb (to remove feathers from a bird)

Assamese

1 entries
  • পাৰা verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • дърпане noun (instance of plucking)
  • карантия noun (offal from the trunk of an animal)
  • скубане noun (instance of plucking)
  • късам verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)

Catalan

1 entries
  • perseverància noun (nerve, fortitude, persistence)

Central Sierra Miwok

1 entries
  • ṭupum·yufe verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ᎫᏯᎩᎠ verb (to remove feathers from a bird)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 彈撥 /弹拨 verb (music: to play a single string by pulling and then releasing it)

Czech

4 entries
  • droby noun (offal from the trunk of an animal)
  • kuráž noun (nerve, fortitude, persistence)
  • odvaha noun (nerve, fortitude, persistence)
  • trhnutí noun (instance of plucking)

Danish

1 entries
  • plukke verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)

Dutch

4 entries
  • doorzettingsvermogen noun (nerve, fortitude, persistence)
  • gepluk noun (instance of plucking)
  • ingewanden noun (offal from the trunk of an animal)
  • moed noun (nerve, fortitude, persistence)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • pluki verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)

Finnish

4 entries
  • sinnikkyys noun (nerve, fortitude, persistence)
  • kiskaista verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)
  • kyniä verb (to remove feathers from a bird)
  • nykäistä verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)

French

4 entries
  • abats noun (offal from the trunk of an animal)
  • persévérance noun (nerve, fortitude, persistence)
  • pincer verb (music: to play a single string by pulling and then releasing it)
  • plumer verb (to remove feathers from a bird)

Galician

4 entries
  • depenar verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)
  • depenar verb (to remove feathers from a bird)
  • depenicar verb (to remove feathers from a bird)
  • tirar verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)

German

4 entries
  • abrupfen verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)
  • ausrupfen verb (to remove feathers from a bird)
  • pflücken verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)
  • rupfen verb (to remove feathers from a bird)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • קטף verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • belsőség noun (offal from the trunk of an animal)
  • bátorság noun (nerve, fortitude, persistence)
  • kiszakít verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)
  • kitép verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • táp noun (nerve, fortitude, persistence)
  • plokka verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)

Ido

1 entries
  • desplumizar verb (to remove feathers from a bird)

Irish

1 entries
  • cluimhrigh verb (to remove feathers from a bird)

Italian

4 entries
  • coraggio noun (nerve, fortitude, persistence)
  • corata noun (offal from the trunk of an animal)
  • coratella noun (offal from the trunk of an animal)
  • fegato noun (nerve, fortitude, persistence)

Japanese

2 entries
  • もぐ verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)
  • 摘む verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • жулуу verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)

Latin

3 entries
  • carpō verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)
  • vellō verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)
  • vellō verb (to remove feathers from a bird)

Latvian

4 entries
  • plūkšana noun (instance of plucking)
  • izraut verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)
  • plūkt verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)
  • plūkt verb (to remove feathers from a bird)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • rėkšti verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)
  • skinti verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • скубне verb (to remove feathers from a bird)
  • скубнува verb (to remove feathers from a bird)

Malay

1 entries
  • memetik verb (music: to play a single string by pulling and then releasing it)

Māori

4 entries
  • kiriūka noun (nerve, fortitude, persistence)
  • huhuti verb (to remove feathers from a bird)
  • huti verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)
  • huti verb (to remove feathers from a bird)

Nahuatl

1 entries
  • huihuitla verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)

Navajo

1 entries
  • ajéí noun (offal from the trunk of an animal)

Norwegian

4 entries
  • loppe verb (to rob, steal forcibly)
  • plukke verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)
  • plukke verb (music: to play a single string by pulling and then releasing it)
  • plukke verb (to remove feathers from a bird)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • plukke verb (to remove feathers from a bird)
  • ribbe verb (to remove feathers from a bird)

Occitan

1 entries
  • esplumassar verb (to remove feathers from a bird)

Old Church Slavonic

1 entries
  • чесати verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)

Oromo

1 entries
  • rifuu verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)

Persian

1 entries
  • پر کندن verb (to remove feathers from a bird)

Polish

4 entries
  • hart ducha noun (nerve, fortitude, persistence)
  • odwaga noun (nerve, fortitude, persistence)
  • podroby noun (offal from the trunk of an animal)
  • brzdęknąć verb (music: to play a single string by pulling and then releasing it)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • arranca noun (instance of plucking)
  • depenagem noun (instance of plucking)
  • fressura noun (offal from the trunk of an animal)
  • fôlego noun (nerve, fortitude, persistence)

Romanian

4 entries
  • jumulire noun (instance of plucking)
  • măruntaie noun (offal from the trunk of an animal)
  • perseverență noun (nerve, fortitude, persistence)
  • smulgere noun (instance of plucking)

Russian

4 entries
  • насто́йчивость noun (nerve, fortitude, persistence)
  • неотсту́пность noun (nerve, fortitude, persistence)
  • потроха noun (offal from the trunk of an animal)
  • упо́рство noun (nerve, fortitude, persistence)

Samoan

1 entries
  • ʻape verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • drob noun (offal from the trunk of an animal)
  • utroba noun (offal from the trunk of an animal)

Slovak

1 entries
  • šklbať verb (to remove feathers from a bird)

Slovene

3 entries
  • oskubati verb (to remove feathers from a bird)
  • skubsti verb (to remove feathers from a bird)
  • ubirati verb (music: to play a single string by pulling and then releasing it)

Somali

1 entries
  • rifid verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)

Southern Altai

1 entries
  • јулар verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)

Spanish

3 entries
  • perseverancia noun (nerve, fortitude, persistence)
  • desplumar verb (to remove feathers from a bird)
  • herir verb (music: to play a single string by pulling and then releasing it)

Swedish

2 entries
  • plocka verb (music: to play a single string by pulling and then releasing it)
  • plocka verb (to remove feathers from a bird)

Tamil

1 entries
  • பறி verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)

Turkish

4 entries
  • yiğitlik noun (nerve, fortitude, persistence)
  • koparmak verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)
  • yolmak verb (to pull something sharply; to pull something out)
  • yolmak verb (to remove feathers from a bird)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • nhổ verb (to remove feathers from a bird)

Sample sentences

30 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

She gave a pluck at my elbow.

Source: tatoeba (314289)

Or would I were a little burnish'd apple For you to pluck me, gliding by so cold, While sun and shade your robe of lawn will dapple, Your robe of lawn, and your hair's spun gold.

Source: tatoeba (915873)

Tom says he can pluck a chicken in less than ten minutes.

Source: tatoeba (1159837)

I cannot pluck the chicken. I cut my fingers with a knife.

Source: tatoeba (1686803)

Showing 4 of 30 available sentences.

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