HyperDic: ruck

English > 3 senses of the word ruck:
NOUNgroupruck, herda crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things
shaperuck, puckeran irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)
VERBcontactruck, pucker, ruck upbecome wrinkled or drawn together
ruck > pronunciation
Soundsrah'k
Rhymesaeronautic ... Zanuck: 70 rhymes with ahk...
English > ruck: 3 senses > noun 1, group
MeaningA crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things.
Example"his brilliance raised him above the ruck"
Synonymherd
Broadermultitude, throng, concourseA large gathering of people
Spanishmanada, masa, multitud, turba
Catalanmanada, massa, munió, turba
English > ruck: 3 senses > noun 2, shape
MeaningAn irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth).
Synonympucker
Broaderfold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bendAn angular or rounded shape made by folding
Spanisharruga
Catalanarruga, rufa, ruga
Verbsruckbecome wrinkled or drawn together
English > ruck: 3 senses > verb 1, contact
MeaningBecome wrinkled or drawn together.
PatternSomething ----s
Synonymspucker, ruck up
Broaderwrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crispmake wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface
Spanishfruncir
Nounsruckan irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)

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