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noun
An act in which something is plucked.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, gerund, uncountable
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noun
A fragment of something obtained by plucking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The undesirable situation in which printed ink becomes detached from the paper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: media, printing, publishing
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verb
present participle and gerund of pluck
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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History
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Across languages
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