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View synonyms for pluck up

pluck up

verb

  1. to pull out; uproot
  2. to muster (courage, one's spirits, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: and will crush thy cities.

He snapped his fingers as if to pluck up his own spirits, and choosing a street at random, stepped boldly forward in the snow.

Pluck up your heart, man, and look around, and see what is done by men with good courage.

It surprised Mrs. Dalrymple to see her sister pluck up so much spirit, but this defiant attitude did not affect her.

That was a fine song to hear, and Dick began to pluck up heart again.

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