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Meaning of
'ruck'
(Webster Dictionary)
1 .
Ruck
[
n.
]
- A roc.
- A heap; a rick.
- The common sort, whether persons or things; as, the ruck in a horse race.
2 .
Ruck
[
v. i.
]
- To cower; to huddle together; to squat; to sit, as a hen on eggs.
3 .
Ruck
[
v. t.
]
- A wrinkle or crease in a piece of cloth, or in needlework.
4 .
Ruck
[
v. t. & i.
]
- To draw into wrinkles or unsightly folds; to crease; as, to ruck up a carpet.
Meaning of 'ruck' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 .
ruck
[
n
]
Meaning (1):
- a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things
Example in sentence:
his brilliance raised him above the ruck;
the children resembled a fairy herd
2 .
ruck
[
v
]
Meaning (2):
- become wrinkled or drawn together
Example in sentence:
her lips puckered
Nearby Words:
rucervine
ruche
ruching
rucked
rucking
ructation
ruction
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