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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ruck1 (ruk),USA pronunciation n. - a large number or quantity;
mass. - the great mass of undistinguished or inferior persons or things.
- Scandinavian; compare Norwegian ruka in same senses; akin to rick1
- Middle English ruke, perh. 1175–1225
- a fold or wrinkle;
crease.
v.t., v.i. - to make or become creased or wrinkled.
- Old Norse hrukka a wrinkle
- 1780–90
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ruck /rʌk/ n - a 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
- a loose scrum that forms around the ball when it is on the ground
- the three players, two ruckmen and a rover, that do not have fixed positions but follow the ball closely
vb - (intransitive) to try to win the ball by advancing over it when it is on the ground, driving opponents backward in the process
Etymology: 13th Century (meaning ``heap of firewood''): perhaps from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse hraukr rick1 ruck /rʌk/ n - a wrinkle, crease, or fold
vb - (usually followed by up) to become or make wrinkled, creased, or puckered
Etymology: 18th Century: from Scandinavian; related to Old Norse hrukka |