"plucked" meaning in English

See plucked in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /plʌkt/ Forms: more plucked [comparative], most plucked [superlative]
enPR: plŭkt Rhymes: -ʌkt Head templates: {{en-adj}} plucked (comparative more plucked, superlative most plucked)
  1. Having had the feathers, hair, etc. removed by plucking. Translations (having had the feathers, hair, etc. removed by plucking): vulsus (Latin)
    Sense id: en-plucked-en-adj-hXhsZDnn Disambiguation of 'having had the feathers, hair, etc. removed by plucking': 86 8 6
  2. (of the strings of an instrument) Played by plucking.
    Sense id: en-plucked-en-adj-c~5XLMt2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Latin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 62 25 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 62 12 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 70 10 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 79 8 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 12 70 11 7
  3. (UK, slang, dated) Having courage and spirit; plucky. Tags: UK, dated, slang
    Sense id: en-plucked-en-adj-Z8unDOHX Categories (other): British English

Verb

IPA: /plʌkt/
enPR: plŭkt Rhymes: -ʌkt Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} plucked
  1. simple past and past participle of pluck Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: pluck
    Sense id: en-plucked-en-verb-G79A2f3y
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  ],
  "word": "plucked"
}

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      "tags": [
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  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: shaved"
        }
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        "Having had the feathers, hair, etc. removed by plucking."
      ],
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          "_dis1": "86 8 6",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "having had the feathers, hair, etc. removed by plucking",
          "word": "vulsus"
        }
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        "Played by plucking."
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        "(of the strings of an instrument) Played by plucking."
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        {
          "ref": "1869, George J. Whyte-Melville, M. Or N., volume 1, page 200:",
          "text": "He could scarcely contain his admiration. \"What a plucked un!\" he muttered; \"what a plucked un! No miss,\" he added, \"you needn't fear. Fear, says I? You never feared nothink in your life. […]",
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        "(UK, slang, dated) Having courage and spirit; plucky."
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "having had the feathers, hair, etc. removed by plucking",
      "word": "vulsus"
    }
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}

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