1. To pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion, as of guitar strings; SYN. plunk, pick.
2. To pull or pull out sharply; SYN. tweak, pull off, pick off.
3. To strip of feathers; as of chickens; SYN. pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume.

(Irregular preterit, past participle: rent).
1. To remove from place by violence; wrest.
2. To split or tear apart or in pieces by violence.
3. To tear (the hair or clothing) as a sign of anger, grief, or despair.
4. To tear or be torn violently; SYN. rip, rive, pull.

(Irregular preterit, past participle: tore, torn).
1. To separate or cause to separate abruptly; SYN. rupture, snap, bust.
2. To separate or be separated by force.
3. To move quickly and violently; SYN. shoot, shoot down, charge, buck.
4. (To weep) To fill with tears or shed tears.