单词 | ruck |
释义 | ruck1[ ruhk ] / rʌk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ruck ON THESAURUS.COM nouna large number or quantity; mass. the great mass of undistinguished or inferior persons or things. Origin of ruck11175–1225; Middle English ruke, perhaps <Scandinavian; compare Norwegian ruka in same senses; akin to rick1 Words nearby ruckruby-tail wasp, ruby-throated hummingbird, RUC, ruche, ruching, ruck, ruckle, ruckman, ruck-rover, rucksack, ruckus Definition for ruck (2 of 2)ruck2 [ ruhk ] / rʌk / nouna fold or wrinkle; crease. verb (used with or without object)to make or become creased or wrinkled. Origin of ruck2First recorded in 1780–90, ruck is from the Old Norse word hrukka a wrinkle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ruckBritish Dictionary definitions for ruck (1 of 4)ruck1 / (rʌk) / nouna large number or quantity; mass, esp of ordinary or undistinguished people or things (in a race) a group of competitors who are well behind the leaders at the finish rugby a loose scrum that forms around the ball when it is on the ground Australian rules football the three players, two ruckmen and a rover, that do not have fixed positions but follow the ball closely verb(intr) rugby to try to win the ball by advancing over it when it is on the ground, driving opponents backward in the process Word Origin for ruckC13 (meaning ``heap of firewood''): perhaps from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse hraukr rick 1 British Dictionary definitions for ruck (2 of 4)ruck2 / (rʌk) / nouna wrinkle, crease, or fold verb(usually foll by up) to become or make wrinkled, creased, or puckered Word Origin for ruckC18: from Scandinavian; related to Old Norse hrukka British Dictionary definitions for ruck (3 of 4)ruck3 / (rʌk) / nounprison slang a fight Word Origin for ruckC20: short for ruckus British Dictionary definitions for ruck (4 of 4)ruck4 / (rʌk) / nounmilitary slang a rucksack Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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