pluck

Courage under pressure

Pluck centers on the action of pulling something out or off with a quick motion—you pluck feathers from a bird, hairs from your eyebrows, or a book from a shelf.

To pluck a stringed instrument is to sound it by pulling and releasing the strings rather than bowing.

The noun pluck denotes spirited courage in the face of difficulty: She showed real pluck standing up to the committee.

If you pluck up courage or nerve, you summon it for a challenging moment.

remove

pull

Force toward oneself

yankQuick, forceful pull
extractConcentrated derived substance
uprootRemove from the ground

tweeze · pick · tear · grab · snatch · tug · wrench · dislodge · detach · rip

courage

bravery

Boldness before danger

valorCourage in danger
fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
gallantryCourage, especially in combat

daring · audacity · boldness · fearlessness · intrepidity · spunk · mettle · grit · tenacity · nerve

strings

guitar

Fretted stringed instrument

pizzicatoString-plucking technique
banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
mandolinPlucked eight-string lute descendant

harp · ukulele · sitar · kora · oud · fingerpick · strum · fingerstyle · arpeggio · chord

harvest

pick

Pointed breaking tool

gatherBring or come together
reapGather a crop
fruitEdible plant ovary

berry · apple · grape · orchard · vineyard · tea · cotton · flower · petal · leaf

poultry

defeather

Remove plumage from

chickenDomestic fowl for eating
turkeyWattled North American fowl
gooseLarge honking waterfowl

duck · quill · pinfeather · down · fowl · game bird · preparation · carcass · scalding

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