plʌk v. & n. --v. 1 tr. (often foll. by
out,
off, etc.)
remove by picking or pulling out or
away. 2 tr. strip (a bird) of feathers. 3 tr.
pull at,
twitch. 4 intr. (foll. by at)
tug or
snatch at. 5 tr.
sound (the
string of a
musical instrument)
with the finger or
plectrum etc. 6 tr.
plunder. 7 tr.
swindle. --n. 1
courage,
spirit. 2 an
act of plucking; a twitch. 3 the
heart, liver,
and lungs of an
animal as
food. øpluck up
summon up (one's courage, spirits, etc.). øøplucker n. pluckless adj. [OE ploccian, pluccian, f. Gmc]