"pluck up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: plucks up [present, singular, third-person], plucking up [participle, present], plucked up [participle, past], plucked up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pluck up (third-person singular simple present plucks up, present participle plucking up, simple past and past participle plucked up)
  1. (transitive) To remove or acquire by plucking from, for example, the ground; to pick up. Tags: transitive Derived forms: pluck up one's courage, pluck up the courage
    Sense id: en-pluck_up-en-verb-Ua~BQA6a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 3 26 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 62 9 28
  2. (intransitive) To become more cheerful. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-pluck_up-en-verb-6~zm9fRt
  3. (transitive) To summon positive emotion (especially courage); to muster. Tags: transitive Synonyms: muster up, summon up, work up
    Sense id: en-pluck_up-en-verb-5TxKYRws

Inflected forms

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