plukken
Meaning
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- (transitive) to pluck (i.e. to pull something sharply or to pull something out)
- (transitive) to deprive (someone, something) of most possessions; to rob somebody blind
Concepts
Synonyms
collecteren
wegscheuren
afplukken
opeenstapelen
bijeenbrengen
gepluk
medebrengen
medenemen
Frequency
Hyphenated as
pluk‧ken
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈplʏkə(n)/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch plucken, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *plukkijaną; see there for more.
New
pluk
-
a handful, a tuft
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