pluck

  • 61pluck-buffet — ˈpləkˌbəfə̇t noun Etymology: pluck (I) + buffet, n. : a former competition between archers in which the loser received a buffet …

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  • 62pluck up — {v.} 1. To have (courage) by your own effort; make yourself have (courage). * /In spite of failure, he plucked up heart to continue./ * /He plucked up courage when he saw a glimmer of hope./ 2. To become happier; feel better; cheer up. * /He… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 63pluck up — {v.} 1. To have (courage) by your own effort; make yourself have (courage). * /In spite of failure, he plucked up heart to continue./ * /He plucked up courage when he saw a glimmer of hope./ 2. To become happier; feel better; cheer up. * /He… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 64Pluck Me — A common nickname for The company store in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.The name is a derogratory name for stores owned by the local coal company. The stores, owned by the company would extend lines of credit to miners, the miners in turn… …

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  • 65pluck up — verb a) To remove something by plucking from e.g. the ground. Let none associate with the soul destroying Manicheans, who by decoctions of chaff counterfeit the sad look of fasting, who speak evil of the Creator of meats, and greedily devour the… …

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  • 66pluck — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. courage, bravery, valor, stamina, endurance, grip, determination, will; twitch, tug, twang. See resolution. v. t. pull, jerk; pick, twang; gather, garner; slang, rob, fleece. See traction, stealing,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 67pluck\ up — v 1. To have (courage) by your own effort; make yourself have (courage). In spite of failure, he plucked up heart to continue. He plucked up courage when he saw a glimmer of hope. 2. To become happier; feel better; cheer up. He plucked up when… …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 68pluck — plÊŒk n. internal organs of animals (used for food); pulling, tugging; failure; daring, spunk; courage v. pull out feathers (as of a chicken); tear out; cause to fail; deceive, cheat …

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  • 69pluck v — plucky adj …

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  • 70pluck up — make oneself have courage He plucked up his courage and went and asked the woman for a date …

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