plucked

UK /plʌkt/ US /plʌkt/

adj 3

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. […]

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

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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