ruck

/rək/

Other forms: rucked; rucks; rucking

Definitions of ruck

1. verb

   become wrinkled or drawn together
   synonyms: pucker, ruck up

   type of:

   crease, crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle

   make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in
2. noun

   an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)
   synonyms: pucker

   type of:

   bend, crease, crimp, flexure, fold, plication

   an angular or rounded shape made by folding
3. noun

   a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things
   “his brilliance raised him above the ruck”

   synonyms: herd

   type of:

   concourse, multitude, throng

   a large gathering of people