ruck
noun
- 1
A throng or crowd of people or things; a mass, a pack.
- 2
In Australian rules football
- 3
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.
- 4
The common mass of people or things; the ordinary ranks.
verb
- 1
To act as a ruck in a stoppage in Australian rules football.
- 2
To contest the possession of the ball in a ruck.
noun
- 1
A crease, a wrinkle, a pucker, as on fabric.
verb
- 1
To crease or fold.
- 2
To become folded.
verb
- 1
To cower or huddle together; to squat; to sit, as a hen on eggs.
noun
- 1
An enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend.
Synonyms
noun
- 1
Rocuronium.
noun
- 1
A rucksack; a large backpack.
verb
- 1
To carry a backpack while hiking or marching.
noun
- 1
A small heifer.
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