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The correct spelling is pluck.
How to pronounce pluck
/plʌk/
nounIPA: /plʌk/
Say it like: Plu-k
The correct spelling is pluck. An instance of plucking. For example: "Those tiny birds are hardly worth the tedious pluck."
Usage Examples
“Those tiny birds are hardly worth the tedious pluck.”
“He didn't get far with the attempt, but you have to admire his pluck.”
“She plucked the phone from her bag and dialled.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An instance of plucking.
- 2.The lungs, heart with trachea and often oesophagus removed from slaughtered animals.
- 3.Guts, nerve, fortitude or persistence.
- 4.Cheap wine.
verb
- 1.To pull something sharply; to pull something out
- 2.To take or remove (someone) quickly from a particular place or situation.
- 3.To gently play a single string, e.g. on a guitar, violin etc.
- 4.To remove feathers from a bird.
- 5.To rob, fleece, steal forcibly
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