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TO PLUCK UP

Definition: TO PLUCK UP

TO PLUCK UP

1. (a) To tear up by the roots or from the foundation; to eradicate; to exterminate; to destroy; as, to pluck up a plant; to pluck up a nation. --Jer. xii. 17. (b) To gather up; to summon; as, to pluck up courage.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 


Commercial Usage: TO PLUCK UP

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: TO PLUCK UP

Language Translations for "TO PLUCK UP"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

German

  

Mut fassen (cheer up, pluck up courage, to pluck up courage). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

nekibátorodik (to man oneself, to pluck up courage). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

奮い起す (to collect, to gather, to muster), 奮い起"す (to collect, to gather, to muster). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ふるいお"す (to collect, to gather, to muster). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

otay uckplay upay

   

Russian 

  

собираться с духом (pluck up to pluck up one's heart/courage/spirits), набраться храбрости (pluck up courage, pluck up to pluck up one's heart/courage/spirits). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: TO PLUCK UP

LanguageDateSourceEcclesiastes Chapter 3, Verse 2
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKairoV tou tekein kai kairoV tou apoqanein kairoV tou futeusai kai kairoV tou ektilai pefuteumenon
Latin405VulgateTempus nascendi et tempus moriendi tempus plantandi et tempus evellendi quod plantatum est
Middle English1395WyclifTime of hauyng birthe, and time of diyng; time of plaunting, and time of pulling vp that is plauntid.
Jacobean English1611King JamesA time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
Victorian English1833WebsterA time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
Basic English1964OgdenA time for birth and a time for death; a time for planting and a time for uprooting;

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: TO PLUCK UP

LanguageEcclesiastes Chapter 3, Verse 2
CebuanoPanahon sa pagkatawo, ug panahon sa pagkamatay; panahon sa pagtanum, ug panahon sa pag-ibut niadtong natanum na;
CroatianVrijeme raðanja i vrijeme umiranja; vrijeme saðenja i vrijeme èupanja posaðenog.
DanishTid til at fødes og Tid til at dø, Tid til at plante og Tid til at rydde,
DutchEr is een tijd om geboren te worden, en een tijd om te sterven; een tijd om te planten, en een tijd om het geplante uit te roeien;
FinnishAika on syntyä ja aika kuolla. Aika on istuttaa ja aika repiä istutus.
Frenchun temps pour naître, et un temps pour mourir; un temps pour planter, et un temps pour arracher ce qui a été planté;
GermanGeboren werden und sterben, pflanzen und ausrotten, was gepflanzt ist,
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariAllah menentukan waktu untuk melahirkan dan waktu untuk meninggal, waktu untuk menanam dan waktu untuk mencabut,
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaAdalah masa akan diperanakkan dan masa akan mati, adalah masa akan bertanam dan masa akan mencabut barang yang tertanam itu;
ItalianC'è un tempo per nascere e un tempo per morire, un tempo per piantare e un tempo per sradicare le piante.
MaoriHe wa e whanau ai, he wa e mate ai; he wa e whakato ai, he wa e hutia ai te mea i whakatokia;
NorwegianÅ fødes har sin tid og å dø har sin tid, å plante har sin tid og å rykke op det som er plantet, har sin tid;
PortugueseHá tempo de nascer, e tempo de morrer; tempo de plantar, e tempo de arrancar o que se plantou;   
RumanianNawterea kwi are vremea ei, wi moartea kwi are vremea ei; sqditul kwi are vremea lui, wi smulgerea celor sqdite kwi are vremea ei.
RussianЧТЕНС ТПЦ"БФШУС, Й ЧТЕНС ХНЙТБФШ; ЧТЕНС ОБУБЦ"БФШ, Й ЧТЕНС ЧЩТЩЧБФШ ПУБЦЕООПЕ;
SpanishTiempo de nacer y tiempo de morir; tiempo de plantar y tiempo de arrancar lo plantado;
SwedishFödas har sin tid, och dö har sin tid. Plantera har sin tid, och rycka upp det planterade har sin tid.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: TO PLUCK UP

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-k-l-o-p-p-t-u-u"

-2 letters: potluck.

-3 letters: lockup.

-4 letters: clout, cutup, pluck, poult.

-5 letters: clop, clot, colt, coup, cult, lock, loup, lout, luck, plop, plot, pock, pout, puck, pulp, tolu, tuck.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: TO PLUCK UP


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

54 4F      50 4C 55 43 4B      55 50

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

        

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010100 01001111 00100000 01010000 01001100 01010101 01000011 01001011 00100000 01010101 01010000

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#79 &#32 &#80 &#76 &#85 &#67 &#75 &#32 &#85 &#80

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 004F      0050 004C 0055 0043 004B      0055 0050

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

54492504655374525550

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Usage: Commercial
3. Translations: Modern
4. Bible Trace
5. Anagrams
6. Orthography
7. Bibliography


  

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