pluck, v.
(plucked, plucking, plucks)
freq. cnt. 3
(plucked, plucking, plucks)
freq. cnt. 3
pull or pull out sharply
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
pick off pluck pull off tweak
sample sentences
"pluck the flowers off the bush"verb frames
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derivationally related form
look for and gather
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
cull pick pluck
sample sentences
"pick mushrooms""pick flowers"
verb frames
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derivationally related form
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strip of feathers
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
deplumate deplume displume pluck pull tear
sample sentences
"pull a chicken""pluck the capon"
verb frames
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semantic pointers
hypernym
pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
<verb.contact>
pick pluck plunk
sample sentences
"he plucked the strings of his mandolin"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s somebody
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derivationally related form
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derivationally related form
rip off; ask an unreasonable price
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
fleece gazump hook overcharge pluck plume rob soak surcharge
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodyverb frames
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Somebody ----s somebodyThey %s him of all his money
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hyponym
hypernym
entailment
sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
<verb.possession>
hustle pluck roll
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s something from somebody
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hypernym