How to pronounce pluck
American English pronunciation
PLUK
- IPA
- /ˈplʌk/
- Syllables
- PLUK (1 syllable)
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What pluck means
To pick off with a quick pull
In a sentence: Watch him pluck a shiny red apple from the tree.
Where it comes from: From Old English pluccian, meaning to pull off.
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Another meaning
Courage and spirit when things get hard
In a sentence: It took real pluck for Sam to sing all alone in front of the whole school.
Where it comes from: It is the same word as pluck, to pull, from the Old English pluccian. The noun once meant an animal's heart, and since the heart stands for courage, pluck came to mean bravery.
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