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The correct spelling is plucks.

How to pronounce plucks

verb

IPA: /plʌks/

Say it like: Plu-ks

The correct spelling is plucks. 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.

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To pull something sharply; to pull something out
  2. 2.To take or remove (someone) quickly from a particular place or situation.
  3. 3.To gently play a single string, e.g. on a guitar, violin etc.
  4. 4.To remove feathers from a bird.
  5. 5.To rob, fleece, steal forcibly

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