pluck
/plʌk/
verb
- To pull something quickly and with force, especially to remove it from where it is attached.
- He plucked the letter out of my hand before I could read it.
- She plucked a ripe apple from the tree.
- The chef plucked the feathers from the chicken.
- To pull at the strings of a musical instrument with the fingers.
- The musician plucked each note with perfect precision.
- He plucked the guitar strings gently to play a soft melody.
- She learned to pluck the harp for the school concert.
- To take someone or something from a place or situation suddenly or unexpectedly.
- She was plucked from obscurity and became a famous singer.
- The storm plucked the roof off the old barn.
- The rescue team plucked the hiker from the cliff.