| pluck | (noun) the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord | - |
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| (noun) the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury | Synonyms: gutsiness, pluckiness |
| (verb) pull or pull out sharply | Synonyms: pick off, pull off, tweak |
| (verb) look for and gather | Synonyms: cull, pick |
| (verb) pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion | Synonyms: pick, plunk |
| (verb) strip of feathers | Synonyms: deplumate, deplume, displume, pull, tear |
| (verb) rip off; ask an unreasonable price | Synonyms: fleece, gazump, hook, overcharge, plume, rob, soak, surcharge |
| (verb) sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity | Synonyms: hustle, roll |
| plucked | (adjective) of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum | - |
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| (adjective) having the feathers removed, as from a pelt or a fowl | - |
| pluckily | (adverb) in a plucky manner | - |
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| pluckiness | (noun) the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury | Synonyms: gutsiness, pluck |
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| plucky | (adjective) marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited | Synonyms: gutsy |
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| (adjective) showing courage | Synonyms: feisty, spunky |