COLLOCATIONS
plucked a flower, plucked from obscurity, plucked the strings
WORD FORMSBase: pluck | Past: plucked | Past participle: plucked | Gerund: plucking | Third person singular: plucksUSAGE NOTES
In British English, 'plucked' is colloquially used to mean 'failed an exam'. In general contexts, it refers to the physical act of pulling something off.