Definition of Ruck

1. Noun. A crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things. "The children resembled a fairy herd"

Exact synonyms: Herd
Generic synonyms: Concourse, Multitude, Throng
Derivative terms: Herd, Herd

2. Verb. Become wrinkled or drawn together. "The sheets didn't ruck"; "Her lips puckered"
Exact synonyms: Pucker, Ruck Up
Generic synonyms: Crease, Crinkle, Crisp, Ruckle, Scrunch, Scrunch Up, Wrinkle
Derivative terms: Pucker

3. Noun. An irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth).
Exact synonyms: Pucker
Generic synonyms: Bend, Crease, Crimp, Flexure, Fold, Plication
Derivative terms: Pucker, Pucker

Definition of Ruck

1. n. A roc.

2. v. t. & i. To draw into wrinkles or unsightly folds; to crease; as, to ruck up a carpet.

3. n. A wrinkle or crease in a piece of cloth, or in needlework.

4. v. i. To cower; to huddle together; to squat; to sit, as a hen on eggs.

5. n. A heap; a rick.

Definition of Ruck

1. Noun. A throng or crowd of people or things; a mass, a pack. (defdate from 16th c.) ¹

2. Noun. (context: Australian Rules Football) Contesting a bounce or ball up; used appositionally in "ruck contest". Rucks also used collectively either of ruckmen or of ruckmen and ruck rovers, and occasionally used in place of "followers" (including rovers too). (defdate from 19th c.) ¹

3. Noun. (rugby union) The situation formed when a runner is brought to ground and one or more members of each side are engaged above the ball, trying to win possession of it; a loose scrum. (defdate from 20th c.) ¹

4. Noun. The common mass (term of) people or things; the ordinary ranks. (defdate from 19th c.) ¹

5. Verb. (obsolete transitive) To act as a ruckman in a stoppage in Australian Rules football. ¹

6. Verb. (transitive) To crease or fold. ¹

7. Verb. (intransitive) To become folded. ¹

8. Noun. A crease, a wrinkle, a pucker, as on fabric. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ruck

1. to wrinkle or crease [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ruck

ruby wood
rubying
rubylike
rubytail
rubytails
rubythroat
rubythroats
rubywood
ruc
rucervine
ruche
ruched
ruches
ruching
ruchings
ruck (current term)
ruck rover
ruck rovers
ruck up
rucked
rucked up
rucking
ruckle
ruckled
ruckles
rucklidgeite
ruckling
ruckman
ruckmen
rucks

Other Resources:

Search for Ruck on Dictionary.com!Search for Ruck on Thesaurus.com!Search for Ruck on Google!Search for Ruck on Wikipedia!

Search