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English noun: ruck

1. ruck (group) a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things


SamplesHis brilliance raised him above the ruck.
The children resembled a fairy herd.


Synonymsherd


Broader (hypernym)concourse, multitude, throng

2. ruck (shape) an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)


Synonymspucker


Broader (hypernym)bend, crease, crimp, flexure, fold, plication


English verb: ruck

1. ruck (contact) become wrinkled or drawn together


SamplesHer lips puckered.


Synonymspucker, ruck up


Pattern of useSomething ----s


Broader (hypernym)crease, crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle









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