English noun: ruck | |||
| 1. | ruck (group) a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things | ||
| Samples | His brilliance raised him above the ruck. The children resembled a fairy herd. | ||
| Synonyms | herd | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | concourse, multitude, throng | ||
| 2. | ruck (shape) an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth) | ||
| Synonyms | pucker | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bend, crease, crimp, flexure, fold, plication | ||
English verb: ruck | |||
| 1. | ruck (contact) become wrinkled or drawn together | ||
| Samples | Her lips puckered. | ||
| Synonyms | pucker, ruck up | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | crease, crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle | ||