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
OTHER WORDS FROM pluck
pluck·er, noun half-plucked, adjective un·plucked, adjective well-plucked, adjectiveWords nearby pluck
British Dictionary definitions for pluck up (1 of 2)
pluck up
verb (tr, adverb)
to pull out; uproot
to muster (courage, one's spirits, etc)
British Dictionary definitions for pluck up (2 of 2)
pluck
/ (plʌk) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of pluck
plucker, nounWord Origin for pluck
Old English
pluccian, plyccan; related to German
pflücken