n. 25B6; verb
he plucked a thread from his lapel : REMOVE, pick (off), pull (off/out), extract, take (off).
she plucked at his T-shirt : PULL (AT), tug (at), clutch (at), snatch (at), grab, catch (at), tweak, jerk; informal yank.
the turkeys are plucked : DEPLUME, remove the feathers from.
she plucked the guitar strings : STRUM, pick, thrum, twang; play pizzicato.
25B6; noun the task took a lot of pluck : COURAGE, bravery, nerve, backbone, spine, daring, spirit, intrepidity, fearlessness, mettle, grit, determination, fortitude, resolve, stout-heartedness, dauntlessness, valour, heroism, audacity; informal guts, spunk, gumption; Brit. informal bottle; N. Amer. informal moxie.