Origin of pluck
before 1000; Middle English plukken (v.), Old English pluccian, cognate with Middle Low German plucken; akin to Dutch plukken, German pflücken
Synonyms for pluck
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Related Words for pluck up
undertake, attempt, presume, stake, hazard, try, brave, adventure, venture, endanger, endeavor, speculate, gamble, riskpluck up
verb (tr, adverb)
pluck
verb
noun
Word Origin for pluck
Old English pluccian, plyccan; related to German pflücken
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