Definition of ruck Ruck

/ɹʌˈk/ - [ruk] - ruck

We found 14 definitions of ruck from 4 different sources.

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What does ruck mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: rucks

ruck - a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things; "his brilliance raised him above the ruck"; "the children resembled a fairy herd"
  herd
  throng, concourse, multitude a coming together of people
ruck - an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)
  pucker
  plication, crease, crimp, flexure, bend, fold the act of folding in parallel folds
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  • ruck (Noun)
    A throng or crowd of people or things; a mass, a pack.
  • ruck (Noun)
    A crease, a wrinkle, a pucker, as on fabric.
  • ruck (Verb)
    To act as a ruckman in a stoppage in Australian Rules football.
  • ruck (Verb)
    To crease or fold.
  • ruck (Verb)
    To become folded.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary πŸ“˜

  • ruck (n.)
    A roc.
  • ruck (v. t. & i.)
    To draw into wrinkles or unsightly folds; to crease; as, to ruck up a carpet.
  • ruck (v. t.)
    A wrinkle or crease in a piece of cloth, or in needlework.
  • ruck (v. i.)
    To cower; to huddle together; to squat; to sit, as a hen on eggs.
  • ruck (n.)
    A heap; a rick.
  • ruck (n.)
    The common sort, whether persons or things; as, the ruck in a horse race.

Part of speech

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  • ruck, verb, present, 1st person singular of ruck (infinitive).
  • ruck, verb (infinitive).
  • ruck, noun, singular of rucks.

Pronunciation

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Sign Language

ruck in sign language
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