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PRONUNCIATION OF PLUCK UP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLUCK UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pluck up is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES PLUCK UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pluck up in the English dictionary

The definition of pluck up in the dictionary is to pull out; uproot. Other definition of pluck up is to muster.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLUCK UP

plu
pluck
plucker
pluckier
pluckiest
pluckily
pluckiness
plucky
plue
pluff
pluffy
plug
plug and play
plug compatible
plug gauge
plug hat
plug in
plug-and-play
plug-in
plug-uglies

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLUCK UP

back up
break up
buck up
clock up
crack up
dead from the neck up
fuck up
jack up
kick up
knock up
lock up
look up
muck up
pack up
put someone´s back up
rack up
rock up
shack up
speak up
work up

Synonyms and antonyms of pluck up in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «pluck up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLUCK UP

Find out the translation of pluck up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pluck up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pluck up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鼓起
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

arrancar
570 millions of speakers

English

pluck up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ऊपर बांधना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نتف يصل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

искореняя
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

arrancar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমূলে উত্পাটন করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

extirper
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Memetik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

auszureißen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アップ摘み取る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뽑을
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Numpuk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhổ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிடுங்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खणून काढा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

koparmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

svellere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zrywać się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

викорінюючи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

smulge
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κόβω up
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitruk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

plocka upp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rykke opp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pluck up

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLUCK UP»

The term «pluck up» is regularly used and occupies the 86.541 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLUCK UP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pluck up

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLUCK UP»

Discover the use of pluck up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pluck up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Englishman's Hebrew and Chaldee Concordance of the Old ...
1 will utterly pluck up (lit. in plucking up I will pluck up) : 7. to pluck up, and to pull down, 28. to pluck up, and to break down, KAL.— Future. 28( 27). And the Lord rooted them out □ 14. and pluck oiU the house of Judah 6. 1 will plant them, and  ...
George V. Wigram, 1866
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A Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibi ... ...
To pluck up, to tear up by the roots or from the foundation ; to eradicate ; to exterminate ; to destroy ; as, to pluck up a plant; to pluck up a nation. Jer. xii. To pluck out, to draw out suddenly, or to tear out; as, to pluck out the eyes ; to pluck out the ...
Noah Webster, 1832
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The Englishman's Hebrew and Chaldee Concordance of the Old ...
I will ( lit. and 1 will) utterly pluck up Mic. 5:14(13). And I will pluck up thy groves KAL. — Infinitive. Jer. 1 : 10. to root out, and to pull down, 12: 15. / Aaee plucked them out 17.1 will utterly pluck up (lit. in plucking up I will pluck up) 18: 7. to pluck  ...
‎1814
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John Calvin's Commentaries On Jeremiah 10 - 19 (Extended ...
Mm He then adds, Behold, I will pluck them up from their land, and the house of Judah will I pluck up from the midst of them. He mentions here two kinds of plucking up. He says first, that he would by force expel the Idumeans and drive them far ...
John Calvin, 2012
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Commentaries on the Book of the Prophet Jeremiah and the ...
The word is often found in the prophets, especially in reference to the Church, " I have planted and will pluck up," (chap. xlv. 4 :) We have also seen the following, " I have set thee to plant and to pluck up," (chap. i 10 ;) this was to shew the ...
Jean Calvin, John Owen, 1851
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Memory Verses of the Bible from A-Z
Pluck (A time to plant and a time to be pluck up) Ecclesiastes 3:2 2. A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted. Pluck (I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation) Jeremiah 12: 16, 17 16.
Tracy R. Choyce, 2014
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Dizionario Italiano, Ed Inglese Di Giuseppe Baretti: 2
To pluck up by the root, sradicare , svellere dalle radici. To pluck up one 's spirits, to pluck up a good heart , sta!' di buon cuore, farsi animo. To pluck up a bird's feathers, spiumare un uccello. PLL'CKED , adj. tirato, strappato, PLUCKT , svelto.
‎1816
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An English and Danish Dictionary ...
I To pluck up, at op'jyflt. I To pluck up by the root, at oþqyfle med razlen. I To pluck asunder or in pieces, at sonderri-ve. 1 I To pluck up ones spirit, or to pluck up a good heart, atsatte god! maed, 1 To pluck offa birds feather, a' asþluklcfizrm: pan  ...
Andreas Berthelson, 1754
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
pluck up (one's) courage to do sth bej kuraje, mbaj veten, behem burre, marr zemer e guzim, behem trim □ / shall have to pluck up courage and speak to her about it. □ / suppose, dear, we must pluck up courage, and get that ceremony over.
Ilo Stefanllari, 2000
10
The Moral Play of Wit and Science: And Early Poetical ...
Comfort at hand I say, sayth Grace ; Marke, man, what tale I tell, And thow shalte see cawse in this case All care cleere to expell ; Pluck up thy harte ! Pluck up thy harte, and gyve it Hym, That gave hynisealfe for the, In deite of whose diadym, ...
John Redford, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, 1848

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLUCK UP»

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'Some Things We Don't Share': Kenyan President Rejects Obama's …
Jeremiah 12:17 ”But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the LORD.” Luke 17:28-30 “So also as it was in the ... «Christian News Network, Jul 15»
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David O'Doherty & Chris Judge: 'There's a special bond when you've …
I'd always wanted to write a book with him, but it took a while to pluck up the courage to ask. We met for a pint and I told him about this idea for ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
3
Does The Bible Use Symbolism?
If at any time I declare concerning a nation or a kingdom, that I will pluck up and break down and destroy it, and if that nation, concerning which ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
4
This is the naked truth
I would hope that when people pluck up the courage to report sexual harassment and abuse, we hear their pleas in the latter for and we stand ... «Times of Malta, Jul 15»
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An 80-year-old mother
... wisest aged kings in history inscripted these words, “There's a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is ... «Coldwater Daily Reporter, Jul 15»
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Involvement Of The Nigerian People In the Anti-corruption War By …
Instead of further impoverishing the Nigerian people the Buhari Administration should pluck up the courage to stop leakages in the system, end ... «SaharaReporters.com, Jul 15»
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Joseph Sewall: Nineveh's Repentance and Deliverance
At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it: If that nation ... «The Moral Liberal, Jul 15»
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Femi Falana: Making Nigeria work for its people
Instead of further impoverishing the Nigerian people, the Buhari Administration should pluck up the courage to stop leakages in the system, end ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Jul 15»
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MAX WHITLOCK: I'm feeling better and stronger after suffering from …
If I could pluck up the courage though I would definitely get something that involved the Olympic rings in some way to remind me of all those ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
10
McLaren 675LT: Everything you need to know
Pluck up the nerves to mash the accelerator and 0 to 62mph comes and goes in 2.9 seconds, the time it takes to realise you just left your face ... «Recombu, Jul 15»

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