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pluck

n. the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord

gutsiness, pluckiness

n. the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury

plunk

v. pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"

pick, cull

v. look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"

roll, hustle

v. sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

tweak, pick off, pull sharply, pull off, pull away from

v. pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush"

pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume, strip of hair, strip of feathers

v. strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"

hook, soak, plume, fleece, overcharge, surcharge, gazump, rob

v. rip off; ask an unreasonable price

spirit

n. a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character

heart, nerve, mettle, spunk

n. the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"

audacity, audaciousness, temerity

n. fearless daring

gallantry, heroism, valor, valour, valorousness, valourousness, valiance, valiancy

n. the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor"

express, extract, take out, press out, pull out

v. take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"

extract, uproot, pull up, move forcibly

v. pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"

grab, force away, wrest, pull away

v. pull away

take, choose, select, make a choice, make a selection, pick out

v. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

strain, sieve, sift

v. separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour"

screen, sieve, sort, screen out

v. examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants"

pull, draw, force

v. cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

choose, prefer, opt for, choose instead, choose as an alternative

v. select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"

riddle, screen

v. separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff

strain, filter, filtrate, separate out, filter out

v. remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities"

prefer, give priority to one creditor

v. give preference to one creditor over another

winnow, fan

v. separate the chaff from by using air currents; "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field"

express, extract, take out, press out, pull out

v. take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"

derive, infer, deduce, deduct

v. reason by deduction; establish by deduction

obtain, secure, procure

v. come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"

extract, uproot, pull up, move forcibly

v. pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"

grab, force away, wrest, pull away

v. pull away

take, remove, take away

v. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

jerk, yank

v. pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open"

grab, snaffle, seize quickly, snap up

v. get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale"

snow, bamboozle, hoodwink, lead by the nose, play false

v. conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"

trap, trammel, snare, entrap, ensnare

v. catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"

cull out

v. select desirable parts from a group or list; "cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence"; "winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants"

pick up, receive

v. register (perceptual input); "pick up a signal"

feel, sense, pick up, perceive

v. to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"

pick up, give a ride to

v. give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift; "We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway"

pluck, tweak, pick off, pull sharply, pull off, pull away from

v. pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush"

pick over, sieve out

v. separate or remove; "The customer picked over the selection"

see, pick up, learn, hear, discover, find out, hear about, hear of, get a line on, get wind of, get word, become aware of, get to know

v. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"

pluck, pick, cull

v. look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"

gutlessness

n. the trait of lacking courage and determination; fearful of loss or injury

undercharge

v. charge (someone) too little money

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