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English Dictionary: ruck	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for ruck
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ruck n a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things; "his brilliance raised him above the ruck"; "the children resembled a fairy herd" Synonym(s): ruck, herd an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth) Synonym(s): pucker, ruck v become wrinkled or drawn together; "her lips puckered" Synonym(s): pucker, ruck, ruck up
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ruck \Ruck\, n. [Icel. hrukka. Cf. {Ruck}, v. t.] A wrinkle or crease in a piece of cloth, or in needlework.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ruck \Ruck\, v. i. [Cf. Dan. ruge to brood, to hatch.] To cower; to huddle together; to squat; to sit, as a hen on eggs. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Gower. South. The sheep that rouketh in the fold. --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ruck \Ruck\, n. [Cf. {Ruck}.] 1. A heap; a rick. [Prov Eng. & Scot.] 2. The common sort, whether persons or things; as, the ruck in a horse race. [Colloq.] The ruck in society as a whole. --Lond. Sat. Rev.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ruck \Ruck\, n. A roc. [Obs. or prov. Eng.] --Drayton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ruck \Ruck\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Rucked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rucking}.] [Icel hrukkast to wrinkle, hrukka wrinkle, fold.] To draw into wrinkles or unsightly folds; to crease; as, to ruck up a carpet. --Smart.