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pluck up

To sign; purchase a player.
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As rumoured for some time, 18-year-old Ethan Gage was plucked up by English Championship club Reading FC Monday. Gage trained in Vancouver with the MLS club

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

Additional definitions for 'pluck up':

pluck upTo remove by plucking from e.g. the ground.
pluck upto become more cheerful
pluck upTo muster; summon positive emotion
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