"pluck" meaning in English

See pluck in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /plʌk/ Audio: en-us-pluck.ogg [US] Forms: pluck [canonical], plucks [third-person, singular], plucked [past], plucked [past, participle], plucking [present, participle]
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  1. If you pluck something from somewhere, you remove it with a quick movement.
    Sense id: simple-pluck-en-verb-J3vYel1F
  2. If you pluck a guitar, violin etc., you pull a single string and then let it go to make a sound.
    Sense id: simple-pluck-en-verb-4byvU1iM Categories (other): Music
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