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ruck
(r/@/k )

noun (n)

  • a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things(noun.group)
    Example:
    His brilliance raised him above the ruck.
    Synonym:
    herd
    source: wordnet30
  • an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)(noun.shape)
    Synonym:
    pucker
    source: wordnet30
  • A roc.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A wrinkle or crease in a piece of cloth, or in needlework.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A heap; a rick.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • become wrinkled or drawn together(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    pucker, ruck up
    source: wordnet30
  • To draw into wrinkles or unsightly folds; to crease; as, to ruck up a carpet.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To cower; to huddle together; to squat; to sit, as a hen on eggs.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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