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Noun: ruck  rúk
  1. A crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things
    "his brilliance raised him above the ruck";
    - herd, ruckle [Brit]
     
  2. An irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)
    "The dress had an unsightly ruck along the seam";
    - pucker, ruckle [Brit]
Verb: ruck  rúk
  1. Become wrinkled or drawn together
    "The fabric rucked up when she sat down";
    - pucker, ruck up, ruckle [Brit]

Derived forms: rucked, rucks, rucking

Type of: bend, concourse, crease, crimp, flexure, fold, multitude, plication, throng

Encyclopedia: Ruck