Definitions for ruff
rʌfruff

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. frill, ruffnoun

   an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal

2. choker, ruff, ruffle, neck ruffnoun

   a high tight collar

3. ruff, Philomachus pugnaxnoun

   common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season

4. ruff, trumpingverb

   (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit

5. trump, ruffverb

   play a trump

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ruffverb

   (Card Playing) To play a trump card at bridge; as, he ruffed his partner's ace.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ruffnoun

   A card game similar to whist, and the predecessor of it ruff and honours.

2. ruffverb

   To play a trump card to a trick, other than when trumps were led

3. ruffinterjection

   The bark of a dog; woof.

4. Etymology: A shortening of ruffle

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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1. ruff

   A ruff refers to one or more of the following: 1) A ruff is a high, frilled collar worn in the 16th and early 17th centuries, or similar decorative clothing accessory also common in traditional Eastern European dance outfits. 2) In the animal kingdom, "Ruff" is a type of wading bird of the sandpiper family, known for the large, ornamental collar of feathers worn by the male. 3) A Ruff is also a term referring to a technique in drumming, consisting of a rapid series of beats maintaining rhythm. 4) In the gambler’s parlance, Ruff is used in card games like bridge or whist to mean trumping a card that is not of the trump suit. 5) The term can also refer to the act of disturbing or disarranging something, especially a smooth surface. For example, 'the dog's nose ruffed the carpet'. The context of the sentence usually determines which interpretation of 'ruff' is being referred to.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ruffnoun

   a game similar to whist, and the predecessor of it

2. Ruffnoun

   the act of trumping, especially when one has no card of the suit led

3. Ruff

   to trump

4. Ruffnoun

   a muslin or linen collar plaited, crimped, or fluted, worn formerly by both sexes, now only by women and children

5. Ruffnoun

   something formed with plaits or flutings, like the collar of this name

6. Ruffnoun

   an exhibition of pride or haughtiness

7. Ruffnoun

   wanton or tumultuous procedure or conduct

8. Ruffnoun

   a low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; a ruffle

9. Ruffnoun

   a collar on a shaft ot other piece to prevent endwise motion. See Illust. of Collar

10. Ruffnoun

    a set of lengthened or otherwise modified feathers round, or on, the neck of a bird

11. Ruffnoun

    a limicoline bird of Europe and Asia (Pavoncella, / Philommachus, pugnax) allied to the sandpipers. The males during the breeding season have a large ruff of erectile feathers, variable in their colors, on the neck, and yellowish naked tubercles on the face. They are polygamous, and are noted for their pugnacity in the breeding season. The female is called reeve, or rheeve

12. Ruffnoun

    a variety of the domestic pigeon, having a ruff of its neck

13. Ruffverb

    to ruffle; to disorder

14. Ruffverb

    to beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum

15. Ruffverb

    to hit, as the prey, without fixing it

16. Ruffnoun

    alt. of Ruffe

17. Etymology: [Of uncertain origin: cf. Icel. rfinn rough, uncombed, Pr. ruf rude, rough, Sp. rufo frizzed, crisp, curled, G. raufen to pluck, fight, rupfen to pluck, pull, E. rough. 18. Cf. Ruffle to wrinkle.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Ruff

   The Ruff is a medium-sized wading bird that breeds in marshes and wet meadows across northern Eurasia. This highly gregarious sandpiper is migratory and sometimes forms huge flocks in its winter grounds, which include southern and western Europe, Africa, southern Asia and Australia. It is usually considered to be the only member of its genus, and the Broad-billed and Sharp-tailed Sandpipers are its closest relatives. The Ruff is a long-necked, pot-bellied bird. This species shows marked sexual dimorphism; the male is much larger than the female, and has a breeding plumage that includes brightly coloured head tufts, bare orange facial skin, extensive black on the breast, and the large collar of ornamental feathers that inspired this bird's English name. The female and the non-breeding male have grey-brown upperparts and mainly white underparts. Three differently plumaged types of male, including a rare form that mimics the female, use a variety of strategies to obtain mating opportunities at a lek, and the colourful head and neck feathers are erected as part of the elaborate main courting display. The female has one brood per year and lays four eggs in a well-hidden ground nest, incubating the eggs and rearing the chicks, which are mobile soon after hatching, on her own. Predators of wader chicks and eggs include mammals such as foxes, feral cats and stoats, and birds such as large gulls, corvids and skuas.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ruff

   ruf, n. an ornament of frills formerly worn round the neck: anything plaited: a bird belonging to the sandpiper sub-family of the Snipe family, the male with an erectile ruff during the breeding season—fem. Reeve: a band of long hair growing round the neck of some dogs: (mach.) an annular ridge formed on a shaft to prevent motion endwise: a breed of domestic pigeons: (obs.) a display.—v.t. to pucker: to draw up in folds: to ruffle, disorder: in falconry, to hit without trussing: (Scot.) to applaud by making noise with hands or feet.—adj. Ruffed, having a ruff, as the ruffed grouse. [Prob. ruffle.]

2. Ruff

   ruf, n. an old game at cards: the act of trumping when the player has no cards of the suit left.—v.t. to trump in this way. [Perh. conn. with It. ronfa, a card-game.]

3. Ruff

   ruf, n. ruggedness.—v.t. to heckle flax on a coarse heckle: to nap hats.—n. Ruff′er, a coarse heckle for flax.—adj. Ruff′y-tuff′y, disordered, rough.—adv. helter-skelter, pell-mell.

4. Ruff

   ruf, n. a low vibrating beat of a drum.

5. Ruff

   ruf, n. a small fresh-water fish of the Perch family, abundant in England, about six inches long, with only one dorsal fin.—Also Pope.

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1. RUFF

   What does RUFF stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the RUFF acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RUFF

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ruff is ranked #2369 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Ruff surname appeared 15,383 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 5 would have the surname Ruff.
   
   72.6% or 11,177 total occurrences were White.
   22.2% or 3,429 total occurrences were Black.
   2.1% or 326 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.9% or 292 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.5% or 88 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.4% or 71 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Cards
   • Collar
   • External Body Part
   • Move
   • Sandpiper

How to pronounce ruff?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ruff in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ruff in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ruff
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=ruff
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ruff
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ruff
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ruff
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=ruff
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ruff
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html