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There is more than one meaning, so you should check a dictionary when you have a chance. The basic meaning is this. When a guitar player plays one string with his thumb, he is "plucking" the string.

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What is the meaning of plucked?

of Pluck, Having courage and spirit.


What is the past tense of pluck?

The word you're looking for is... plucked.


Form sentences by the word PLUCK?

The boy went to pluck a feather from the chicken when it turned around to attack him.


Is plucked a noun?

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Is carpet a false cognate?

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What can you do with a violin Pluck it and?

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How is correct tilleintricho or trichotillein?

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What is the meaning of tweezers?

Small pinchers used to pluck out hairs, and for other purposes.


What does the Hebrew word marat mean?

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What is the root syllable 'carp-' in English?

Pluck is the English meaning of the Latin root 'carp-'. Latin derivatives include the infinitive 'carpere' for 'to pluck, to choose'; the adverb 'carptim' for 'at different times, in different places'; and the noun 'carpus' for 'wrist'. The Latin word 'carpus' ultimately derives from the Greek 'karpos' of the same meaning. English derivatives include the verb 'carp', which means 'to nag, find fault with'.


What is present tense for pluck?

pluck.


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