the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
Used in a Sentence
pluck
How to use pluck in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for pluck.
Editorial note
When you pluck the string, you can feel it vibrate in your fretting hand.
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Quick take
the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of pluck gathered in one view.
the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord
pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for pluck.
noun
the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
See also: gutsiness, pluckiness
noun
the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord
verb
pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush"
See also: tweak
verb
sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
verb
rip off; ask an unreasonable price
See also: overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, rob, hook
verb
pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
verb
strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
verb
look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"
Example sentences
When you pluck the string, you can feel it vibrate in your fretting hand.
Yet I assume they didn't just pluck them out of thin air either.
Because the latter has a single layer of abstraction - what does `pluck` do?
With all the templates and content management you can pluck out of thin air, the result is very shoddy.
With your other hand, you might be plucking the string in any of a number of different places, with your finger or with a pick.
What you want to do is use fine tweezers or dental pick, and you're going to heat up one pin at a time and use the tip of the tweezer or pick to pluck the pin forward, lifting it up.
It's cheaper to pipe a stream to sed that converts it into a shell command than it is to iterate over all the lines, and individually pluck out the arguments for the commands you want to execute.
That said...I'd rather give up that advantage in exchange for keeping GitHub as an open community to share source, instead of a cauldron for the latest start up founders to pluck their next engineering hire from.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use pluck in a sentence?
When you pluck the string, you can feel it vibrate in your fretting hand.
What does pluck mean?
the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
What part of speech is pluck?
pluck is commonly used as noun, verb.