ruck /ɹʌk/noun 11verb 6forms 3phrases 1 noun11 •The situation formed when a player carrying the ball is brought to the ground and one or more members of each side are engaged above the ball, trying to win possession of it; a loose scrum. •A throng or crowd of people or things; a mass, a pack. •The common mass of people or things; the ordinary ranks.‘Here and there among cats one comes across an outstanding superior intellect, just as one does among the ruck of human beings [...].’ — 1911 •(informal) An argument or fight.Your worth as a couple is not down to how passionate your rucks are—I said rucks—and how frantic the making-up sex is. — 2023 •A crease, a wrinkle, a pucker, as on fabric. •(slang) A rucksack; a large backpack.First of all – a “ruck” is nothing more than a backpack. So to "ruck march" is to carry a heavy duty backpack on a hike (loaded with gear and supplies). — 2013 •A contest in games in which the ball is thrown or bounced in the air and two players from opposing teams attempt to give their team an advantage, typically by tapping the ball to a teammate. •A player who competes in said contests; a ruckman or ruckwoman. •Any one of a ruckman, a ruck rover or a rover; a follower. •A small heifer. •(no longer used) Either of a ruckman or a ruck rover, but not a rover. verb6 •To crease or fold.Puzzle begged very hard to have the lion-skin taken off him. He said it was too hot and the way it was rucked up on his back was uncomfortable […] — 1956 •To become creased or folded."Will you come over now and try on your dress?" Ally asked, looking at her with wistful admiration. "I want to be sure the sleeves don't ruck up the same as they did yesterday." — 1917 •To contest the possession of the ball in a ruck. •To act as a ruck in a stoppage in Australian rules football. •To carry a backpack while hiking or marching. •(dialect, no longer used) To cower or huddle together; to squat; to sit, as a hen on eggs.Bot now thei rucken in here nest And resten as hem liketh best. — 1857 formsrucked · rucking · rucks Phrases with ruck ruck upTo form untidy creases or folds in an article of clothing.
