Meaning

• Verb

  1. To pull something sharply; to pull something out
  2. To take or remove (someone) quickly from a particular place or situation.
  3. To play (a single string on a musical instrument) by pulling and then releasing it, such as on a guitar.
  4. To remove feathers from a bird.
  5. To rob, steal from; to cheat or swindle (someone).
  6. To play a string instrument pizzicato.
  7. To pull or twitch sharply.
  8. (obsolete) To reject (a student) after they fail an examination for a degree.
  9. Of a glacier: to transport individual pieces of bedrock by means of gradual erosion through freezing and thawing.

• Noun