ruck

Meanings

Plural: rucks

Noun

a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things
- "his brilliance raised him above the ruck"
an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)
A throng or crowd of people or things; a mass, a pack.
In Australian rules football
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.
In Australian rules football
A player who competes in said contests; a ruckman or ruckwoman.
In Australian rules football
Either of a ruckman or a ruck rover, but not a rover.
In Australian rules football
Any one of a ruckman, a ruck rover or a rover; a follower.
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.
The common mass of people or things; the ordinary ranks.
An argument or fight.
A crease, a wrinkle, a pucker, as on fabric.
Obsolete form of roc.
A rucksack; a large backpack.
A small heifer.

Verb

become wrinkled or drawn together
To act as a ruck in a stoppage in Australian rules football.
To contest the possession of the ball in a ruck.
To crease or fold.
To become creased or folded.
To cower or huddle together; to squat; to sit, as a hen on eggs.
To carry a backpack while hiking or marching.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English ruke, from or related to Old Norse hraukr, which is from Proto-Germanic *hraukaz (“haystack, heap”). Compare Icelandic hrúka, Swedish ruka.

Synonyms

herd, pucker, ruck up

Scrabble Score: 10

ruck is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ruck is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ruck is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

ruck is a valid Words With Friends word