ruck
/ruck/
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Definition
Noun:
- A wrinkle or fold in a piece of fabric or other material: An irregular fold or crease that forms on an otherwise smooth surface, such as cloth.
- The main group of competitors in a race who are not at the front: In sports like cycling or running, the main body of participants who are not the leaders.
- A crowd of ordinary or undistinguished people or things: A large, unremarkable group.
Verb:
- To form wrinkles or folds: To become gathered or drawn together into wrinkles or creases.
Examples of Usage
Noun:
- She smoothed out the ruck in the tablecloth. (She removed the wrinkle from the tablecloth.)
- He got stuck in the ruck and couldn't break away from the other cyclists. (He was trapped in the main pack of cyclists.)
- Her talent lifted her out of the ruck of ordinary singers. (Her talent distinguished her from the crowd of average singers.)
Verb:
- The fabric began to ruck up at the shoulders. (The fabric started to wrinkle and gather at the shoulders.)
- His shirt had rucked uncomfortably under his backpack. (His shirt had become wrinkled and bunched up under his backpack.)
Advanced Usage
- "To ruck up": To become gathered or wrinkled, often in an untidy way.
- The carpet had rucked up near the door, creating a tripping hazard.
- "In the ruck": Being part of the main, undistinguished group in a competition or situation.
- For years, the company's products were lost in the ruck, but a new design finally made them stand out.
Variants and Related Words
- Ruckle (verb/noun): A less common variant meaning to wrinkle or a wrinkle.
- He ruckled the paper in his fist.
- Rucked (adjective): Describing something that is wrinkled or gathered.
- The rucked sheets needed to be straightened.
Synonyms
- Noun (fold): Crease, wrinkle, pucker, gather.
- Noun (crowd): Mass, pack, herd, multitude, throng.
- Verb: Wrinkle, crease, pucker, gather, crumple.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Ruck up: To form into wrinkles or gathers; to become bunched together.
- Make sure your socks don't ruck up inside your boots.
Related Idioms
- "A ruck of": A large, often unorganized group of something.
- He sorted through a ruck of old papers on the desk.
- "Raise/Lift someone above the ruck": To make someone stand out from the ordinary crowd.
- Her innovative research lifted her above the ruck of her peers.
Noun
- an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)
- a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things
- his brilliance raised him above the ruck
- the children resembled a fairy herd
Verb
- become wrinkled or drawn together
- her lips puckered