pluck
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
Types & categories
- fearlessness hypernym
Related & opposite
- gutlessness antonym
- gutsy derivation
- spunky derivation
Sense 2 verb
pull or pull out sharply
pluck the flowers off the bush
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord
Types & categories
- pull hypernym
Related & opposite
- pluck derivation
Sense 4 verb
sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
Types & categories
- steal hypernym
Related & opposite
- wheeler dealer derivation
- hustler derivation
Sense 5 verb
rip off; ask an unreasonable price
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- undercharge antonym
- overcharge derivation
- bill entails
Sense 6 verb
pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
he plucked the strings of his mandolin
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 7 verb
strip of feathers
pull a chicken
Types & categories
- strip hypernym
Sense 8 verb
look for and gather
pick mushrooms
Types & categories
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | gutlessness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | gutsy |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | spunky |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | fearlessness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tweak |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | draw off |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | pull |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tweeze |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | pluck |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | pull |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | wheeler dealer |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | hustler |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | steal |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | undercharge |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | overcharge |
| 5 | entails | Related & opposite | bill |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | cheat |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | gouge |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | pluck |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | plectrum |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | pull |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | twang |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | strip |
| 8 | also see | Related & opposite | get word |
| 8 | also see | Related & opposite | cull out |
| 8 | also see | Related & opposite | sieve out |
| 8 | also see | Related & opposite | pluck |
| 8 | also see | Related & opposite | pick up |
| 8 | also see | Related & opposite | receive |
| 8 | also see | Related & opposite | catch |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | picking |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | picker |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | picking |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | gather |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | mushroom |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | berry |