plucked

/plʌkt/

adj 3

Collocations

ADJ.

last

VERB + PLUCKED

muttered, swooped, time

PLUCKED + NOUN

chicken, courage, daisy, fruit, mary's, rabbit, rose, thy

PREP.

from, up

ADV.

eventually, ever

Definitions

adj

Having had the feathers, hair, etc. removed by plucking.

Played by plucking.

Having courage and spirit; plucky.

He could scarcely contain his admiration. "What a plucked un!" he muttered; "what a plucked un! No miss," he added, "you needn't fear. Fear, says I? You never feared nothink in your life. […]

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

bowed

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

He could scarcely contain his admiration. "What a plucked un!" he muttered; "what a plucked un! No miss," he added, "you needn't fear. Fear, says I? You never feared nothink in your life. […]

Wiktionary

I plucked a daisy for her.

Tatoeba · #308819

I plucked up the courage and confessed that it was all my fault.

Tatoeba · #607270

The man plucked up courage and pulled the trigger.

Tatoeba · #1157726

This is the first time I've ever plucked a chicken.

Tatoeba · #1686770

Have you ever plucked a chicken?

Tatoeba · #1722866

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, plucked is marked as dated, slang, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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