An instance of plucking or pulling sharply.
Guts, nerve, fortitude or persistence.
The lungs, heart with trachea and often oesophagus removed from slaughtered animals.
Cheap wine.
To take or remove (someone) quickly from a particular place or situation.
To pull something sharply; to pull something out
To pull or twitch sharply.
To remove feathers from a bird.
To play a string instrument pizzicato.
To gently play a single string, e.g. on a guitar, violin etc.
Of a glacier: to transport individual pieces of bedrock by means of gradual erosion through freezing and thawing.
The act or motion of hurling as with a sling; a throw; figuratively, a stroke.
A strap attached to a firearm, for suspending it from the shoulder.
A loop of rope or fabric tape used for various purposes: e.g. as part of a runner, or providing extra protection when abseiling or belaying.
A drink composed of a spirit (usually gin) and water sweetened.
A loop of cloth, worn around the neck, for supporting a baby or other such load.
A band of rope or iron for securing a yard to a mast.
A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with hooks, for suspending a barrel, bale, or other heavy object, in hoisting or lowering.
An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other.
A kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported.
A young or infant spider, such as one raised in captivity.
To pass a rope around (a cask, gun, etc.) preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle.
To throw with a sling.
To throw with a circular or arcing motion.
To sell, peddle, or distribute (often illicitly, e.g. drugs, sex, etc.).