"pluck out" meaning in All languages combined

See pluck out on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: plucks out [present, singular, third-person], plucking out [participle, present], plucked out [participle, past], plucked out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pluck out (third-person singular simple present plucks out, present participle plucking out, simple past and past participle plucked out)
  1. To remove by plucking
    Sense id: en-pluck_out-en-verb-sXtyavcM
  2. To select; to pick out
    Sense id: en-pluck_out-en-verb-mbfjseuq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82

Inflected forms

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