Definitions for ruckrʌk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ruckrʌk(n.)
a large number or quantity; mass.
the great mass of undistinguished or inferior persons or things.
Origin of ruck:
1175–1225; ME ruke, perh. < Scand; cf. Norw ruka in same senses; akin to rick
ruckrʌk(n.)
a fold or wrinkle; crease.
(v.i.)to make or become creased or wrinkled.
Origin of ruck:
1780–90; < ON hrukka a wrinkle
Princeton's WordNet
ruck, herd(noun)
a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things
"his brilliance raised him above the ruck"; "the children resembled a fairy herd"
pucker, ruck(verb)
an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)
pucker, ruck, ruck up(verb)
become wrinkled or drawn together
"her lips puckered"
Webster Dictionary
Ruck(noun)
a roc
Ruck(u)
to draw into wrinkles or unsightly folds; to crease; as, to ruck up a carpet
Ruck(verb)
a wrinkle or crease in a piece of cloth, or in needlework
Ruck(verb)
to cower; to huddle together; to squat; to sit, as a hen on eggs
Ruck(noun)
a heap; a rick
Ruck(noun)
the common sort, whether persons or things; as, the ruck in a horse race
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