English Explanatory Dictionary

pluck up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To remove or acquire by plucking from, for example, the ground; to pick up.
  2. To become more cheerful.
  3. To summon positive emotion (especially courage); to muster.

Word forms

pluck up plucks up plucking up plucked up

Synonyms

muster up summon up work up

Derived words

pluck up one's courage pluck up the courage
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