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Uncommonplucked
The correct spelling is plucked.
How to pronounce plucked
verb
IPA: /plʌkt/
Say it like: Plu-ked
The correct spelling is plucked. To pull something sharply; to pull something out For example: "She plucked the phone from her bag and dialled."
Usage Examples
“She plucked the phone from her bag and dialled.”
“Whereas a piano strikes the string, a harpsichord plucks it.”
“The horny highwayman plucked his victims to their underwear, or attractive ones all the way.”
Meanings
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
adjective
- 1.(of something with feathers, hair etc.) Having had these items removed by plucking.
- 2.(of the strings of an instrument) Played by plucking.
- 3.Having courage and spirit; plucky.
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