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- [ruhk]
- /rʌk/
- /rʌk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ruhk]
- /rʌk/
Definitions of ruck word
- noun ruck a fold or wrinkle; crease. 1
- transitive verb ruck fabric: rumple 1
- noun ruck fabric: crease 1
- noun ruck rugby: scrum 1
- noun ruck fight 1
- countable noun ruck A ruck is a situation where a group of people are fighting or struggling. 0
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Origin of ruck
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English ruke, perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian ruka in same senses; akin to rick1
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Parts of speech for Ruck
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ruck popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ruck usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ruck
noun ruck
- bourgeoisie — In Marxist theory, the bourgeoisie are the middle-class people who own most of the wealth in a capitalist system.
- chine — the backbone
- company — A company is a business organization that makes money by selling goods or services.
- crow's-foot — a wrinkle at the outer corner of the eye
- crowfoot — any of several plants of the genus Ranunculus, such as R. sceleratus and R. aquatilis (water crowfoot) that have yellow or white flowers and divided leaves resembling the foot of a crow
verb ruck
- break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- cave in — If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- corrugate — to fold or be folded into alternate furrows and ridges
- crimp — If you crimp something such as a piece of fabric or pastry, you make small folds in it.
- crimple — to crumple, wrinkle, or curl
Antonyms for ruck
noun ruck
- one — being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake.
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