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verb (tr, adverb)

to pull out; uproot

to muster (courage, one's spirits, etc)

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THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.

Question 1 of 7

In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

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Words nearby pluck up

PLP, PLR, PLSS, plu., pluck, pluck up, pluck up one's courage, plucky, plug, plug and feathers, Plug and Play

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How to use pluck up in a sentence

And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: and will crush thy cities.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
He snapped his fingers as if to pluck up his own spirits, and choosing a street at random, stepped boldly forward in the snow.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
Pluck up your heart, man, and look around, and see what is done by men with good courage.
The Prime Minister|Anthony Trollope
It surprised Mrs. Dalrymple to see her sister pluck up so much spirit, but this defiant attitude did not affect her.
The Quiver 3/1900|Anonymous

That was a fine song to hear, and Dick began to pluck up heart again.
The Book of Fables and Folk Stories|Horace E. Scudder

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