pluck
noun/plʌk/
/plʌk/
[uncountable] (old-fashioned, informal)- the quality of being brave and determined
- It takes a lot of pluck to do what she did.
- It takes some pluck to stand up to bullies like that.
Word Originlate Old English ploccian, pluccian, of Germanic origin; related to Flemish plokken; probably from the base of Old French (es)peluchier ‘to pluck’.Want to learn more?
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