gutsiness, pluck, pluckiness (noun)

the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury

pluck (verb)

the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord

pluck, tweak, pull off, pick off (verb)

pull or pull out sharply

"pluck the flowers off the bush"

hustle, pluck, roll (verb)

sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook (verb)

rip off; ask an unreasonable price

pluck, plunk, pick (verb)

pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion

"he plucked the strings of his mandolin"

pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume (verb)

strip of feathers

"pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"

pick, pluck, cull (verb)

look for and gather

"pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"

pluck (Noun)

An instance of plucking

pluck (Noun)

The lungs, heart with trachea and often oesophagus removed from slaughtered animals.

pluck (Noun)

Guts, nerve, fortitude or persistence.

pluck (Verb)

To pull something sharply; to pull something out

pluck (Verb)

To gently play a single string, e.g. on a guitar, violin etc.

pluck (Verb)

To remove feathers from a bird.

pluck (Verb)

To rob, fleece, steal forcibly

pluck (Verb)

To play a string instrument pizzicato

pluck (Verb)

To pull or twitch sharply

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System of a Down is the debut studio album by Armenian-American heavy metal band System of a Down, released on June 30, 1998, by American Recordings and Columbia Records. It is ironically the only System of a Down album to not say System of a Down on the album cover. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in February 2000. After the success of the band's following album, Toxicity (2001), System of a Down was certified platinum.