She gave a pluck at my elbow.
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Pluck
/plʌk/
Synonyms for "pluck" (256 found)
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Closest matches (52)
Strong matches (76)
Related words (128)
lay barelay openmanhoodmettlemettlesomenessmilkminemowmoxienervenutperseverancepersistencepickpick cleanpick outpick uppithpluck outpluck up
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pluckinessplunkpullpull outpull upquarryrake outrake upreapreap and carryremoveresolutionresolverip outroot outroot upround upsandscare upscrape togetherscrape upshearskinsnakesnapsnatchspiritspunkspunkinessstaminastartsteadfastnessstoicismstout heartstoutnessstrengthstripstrip barestrumsturdinesssuck drysudden pullsweep the stringsswindletake outtake uptear outthrumtoughnesstrue grittwangtweaktwitchuncloakuncoverunearthunravelunsheatheunveiluprootvellicatewash outweed outwithdrawwrenchwrest outyankyerk
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14 entriesCollocations
12 entriescourage and pluckdisplay of pluckdramatic pluckgreat pluckpluck a chickenpluck a flowerpluck berriespluck couragepluck featherspluck of a stringpluck stringsshow pluck
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
5 entriessimilar
3 entriesdraw awaydraw offpull off
Sample sentences
30 total sentences available.
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)
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