Synonyms of plucks

plucks 1 of 2

noun

plural of pluck

as in tugs

the act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force

a quick pluck pulled the hair right out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tugs
• pulls
• yanks
• draws
• jerks
• wrenches
• hauls
• grabs
• tows
• snatches
• twitches
• drags
• hitches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pushes
• thrusts
• heaves
• shoves

plucks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of pluck

as in squeezes

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

the Internet opened up a whole new medium for con artists to pluck the gullible

Synonyms & Similar Words

• squeezes
• hustles
• stings
• cheats
• sticks
• beats
• screws
• bleeds
• does
• deceives
• defrauds
• victimizes
• fiddles
• diddles
• bilks
• shortchanges
• tricks
• reams
• swindles
• betrays
• chisels
• rips off
• mulcts
• suckers
• shorts
• shakes down
• fleeces
• rooks
• extorts
• cozens
• does in
• exploits
• cons
• stiffs
• skins
• gaffs
• wrings
• nobbles
• hoses
• wrenches
• chouses
• wrests
• fools
• flimflams
• clips
• thimblerigs
• euchres
• soaks
• takes to the cleaners
• skunks
• takes for a ride
• sells a bill of goods to
• gouges
• milks
• nicks
• overcharges
• dupes
• gulls
• bamboozles
• ropes (in)
• bitches
• double-crosses
• fast-talks