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ruck 1 R0337000 (rŭk)n.1. a. A multitude; a throng.b. The undistinguished crowd or ordinary run of persons or things.2. People who are followers, not leaders.3. Sports a. A play in Rugby in which a mass of players gathers around a ball dropped by a tackled ball carrier, with each player attempting to gain possession of the ball by kicking it to a teammate.b. The mass of players during such a play. Also called loose scrum. [Middle English ruke, heap, probably of Scandinavian origin.]
ruck 2 R0337000 (rŭk)v. rucked, ruck·ing, rucks v.tr. To make a fold in; crease.v.intr. To become creased.n. A crease or pucker, as in cloth. [Ultimately from Old Norse hrukka, wrinkle, fold; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]ruck (rʌk) n1. a large number or quantity; mass, esp of ordinary or undistinguished people or things2. (General Sporting Terms) (in a race) a group of competitors who are well behind the leaders at the finish3. (Rugby) rugby a loose scrum that forms around the ball when it is on the ground4. (Australian Rules Football) Australian rules football the three players, two ruckmen and a rover, that do not have fixed positions but follow the ball closelyvb (Rugby) (intr) rugby to try to win the ball by advancing over it when it is on the ground, driving opponents backwards in the process[C13 (meaning "heap of firewood"): perhaps from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse hraukr rick1]
ruck (rʌk) na wrinkle, crease, or foldvb (usually foll by up) to become or make wrinkled, creased, or puckered[C18: from Scandinavian; related to Old Norse hrukka]
ruck (rʌk) nslang a fight[C20: short for ruckus]
ruck (rʌk) n (Military) military slang a rucksackruck1 (rʌk) n. 1. a large number or quantity; mass. 2. the great mass of undistinguished or inferior persons or things. [1175–1225; Middle English ruke, perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian ruka in same senses; akin to rick] ruck2 (rʌk) n. 1. a fold or wrinkle; crease. v.t., v.i. 2. to make or become creased or wrinkled. [1780–90; < Old Norse hrukka a wrinkle] Ruck a large number; a crowd; a heap or pile; a rick or stack of hay or corn.Examples: ruck of coal, 1483; of corn, 1610; of fortune, 1601; of fuel, 1459; of hay, 1725; of horses, 1856; of rich pearls and sparkling diamonds, 1601; of sheep and goats, 1657; of stones, 1828; of wheat, 1570.ruck Past participle: rucked Gerund: rucking
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I ruck | you ruck | he/she/it rucks | we ruck | you ruck | they ruck |
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I rucked | you rucked | he/she/it rucked | we rucked | you rucked | they rucked |
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I am rucking | you are rucking | he/she/it is rucking | we are rucking | you are rucking | they are rucking |
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I have rucked | you have rucked | he/she/it has rucked | we have rucked | you have rucked | they have rucked |
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I was rucking | you were rucking | he/she/it was rucking | we were rucking | you were rucking | they were rucking |
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I had rucked | you had rucked | he/she/it had rucked | we had rucked | you had rucked | they had rucked |
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I will ruck | you will ruck | he/she/it will ruck | we will ruck | you will ruck | they will ruck |
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I will have rucked | you will have rucked | he/she/it will have rucked | we will have rucked | you will have rucked | they will have rucked |
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I will be rucking | you will be rucking | he/she/it will be rucking | we will be rucking | you will be rucking | they will be rucking |
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I have been rucking | you have been rucking | he/she/it has been rucking | we have been rucking | you have been rucking | they have been rucking |
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I will have been rucking | you will have been rucking | he/she/it will have been rucking | we will have been rucking | you will have been rucking | they will have been rucking |
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I had been rucking | you had been rucking | he/she/it had been rucking | we had been rucking | you had been rucking | they had been rucking |
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I would ruck | you would ruck | he/she/it would ruck | we would ruck | you would ruck | they would ruck |
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I would have rucked | you would have rucked | he/she/it would have rucked | we would have rucked | you would have rucked | they would have rucked |
ruck(loose scrum) Similar to a maul but with the ball being kicked on the ground; it must not be handled.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | ruck - a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things; "his brilliance raised him above the ruck"; "the children resembled a fairy herd"herdconcourse, throng, multitude - a large gathering of people | | 2. | ruck - an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)puckercrease, crimp, fold, plication, flexure, bend - an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow" | Verb | 1. | ruck - become wrinkled or drawn together; "her lips puckered"ruck up, puckercrease, crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch up, wrinkle, scrunch - make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane" |
rucknoun battle, fight, conflict, clash, set-to (informal), encounter, riot, scrap (informal), fray, brawl, skirmish, head-to-head, tussle, scuffle, free-for-all (informal), fracas, dogfight, affray (Law), scrimmage, exchange of blows, melee or mêlée There'll be a huge ruck with the cops.ruck 1noun1. An enormous number of persons gathered together:crowd, crush, drove, flock, horde, mass, mob, multitude, press, swarm, throng.2. A very large number of things grouped together:army, cloud, crowd, drove, flock, horde, host, legion, mass, mob, multitude, score (used in plural), swarm, throng.3. The common people:common (used in plural), commonality, commonalty, commoner (used in plural), crowd, hoi polloi, mass (used in plural), mob, pleb (used in plural), plebeian (used in plural), populace, public, third estate.
ruck 2verbTo bend together or make a crease in so that one part lies over another:crease, double, fold, pleat, ply.nounA line or an arrangement made by the doubling of one part over another:crease, crimp, crinkle, crumple, fold, pleat, plica, plication, pucker, rimple, rumple, wrinkle.Translations
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rots of ruckoffensive slang An intentional mispronunciation of "lots of luck" based on the tendency of non-native English speakers from Southeast Asia, especially Japan and China, to conflate the sounds of the letter L and the letter R. My grandfather was always fond of wishing us "rots of ruck" whenever we left his house.See also: of, rot, ruckRots of ruck! (ˈrɑtsəˈrək) exclam. Lots of luck! (Mocking a Japanese pronunciation.) Have a good trip, and rots of ruck! See also: of, Rotruck
ruck1. Rugby a loose scrum that forms around the ball when it is on the ground 2. Australian Rules football the three players, two ruckmen and a rover, that do not have fixed positions but follow the ball closely RUCK
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RUCK➣Ringsted Uni Cykel Klub (Dutch: Ringsted Unicycle Club) |
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Synonyms for rucknoun battleSynonyms- battle
- fight
- conflict
- clash
- set-to
- encounter
- riot
- scrap
- fray
- brawl
- skirmish
- head-to-head
- tussle
- scuffle
- free-for-all
- fracas
- dogfight
- affray
- scrimmage
- exchange of blows
- melee or mêlée
Synonyms for rucknoun an enormous number of persons gathered togetherSynonyms- crowd
- crush
- drove
- flock
- horde
- mass
- mob
- multitude
- press
- swarm
- throng
noun a very large number of things grouped togetherSynonyms- army
- cloud
- crowd
- drove
- flock
- horde
- host
- legion
- mass
- mob
- multitude
- score
- swarm
- throng
noun the common peopleSynonyms- common
- commonality
- commonalty
- commoner
- crowd
- hoi polloi
- mass
- mob
- pleb
- plebeian
- populace
- public
- third estate
verb to bend together or make a crease in so that one part lies over anotherSynonymsnoun a line or an arrangement made by the doubling of one part over anotherSynonyms- crease
- crimp
- crinkle
- crumple
- fold
- pleat
- plica
- plication
- pucker
- rimple
- rumple
- wrinkle
Synonyms for rucknoun a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or thingsSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)SynonymsRelated Words- crease
- crimp
- fold
- plication
- flexure
- bend
verb become wrinkled or drawn togetherSynonymsRelated Words- crease
- crinkle
- crisp
- ruckle
- scrunch up
- wrinkle
- scrunch
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