Plucks

verb

1. To pull something sharply; to pull something out

   "She plucked the phone from her bag and dialled."

2. To take or remove (someone) quickly from a particular place or situation.
3. To gently play a single string, e.g. on a guitar, violin etc.

   "Whereas a piano strikes the string, a harpsichord plucks it."

4. To remove feathers from a bird.
5. To rob, fleece, steal forcibly

   "The horny highwayman plucked his victims to their underwear, or attractive ones all the way."