ruck¹ Definition
ruck (ruk)
noun
- Archaic a heap or stack, as of fuel
- a large quantity, mass, or crowd
- the horses left behind by the leaders in a race
- the multitude or mass of undistinguished, ordinary people or things; common run
Etymology: ME ruke, a heap < ON hroki, a heap, pile; akin to hruga: see rick
ruck² Definition
ruck (ruk)
noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
crease, fold, wrinkle, or pucker
Etymology: prob. via dial. < ON hrukka
ruck Usage Examples
Object
game: Needing one more win to clinch the title, Services began brightly by getting their rucking game going and moving the ball crisply.
Converse of object
- join: A player must not join the ruck or maul from the opponents ' side.
- follow: After several minutes Georges eventually struck when Pattison went over following a ruck on the right and Davies slotted over the conversion.
- result: The Warriors surged forward and won the resulting ruck, which allowed the center to score.
- hit: He is a tall, athletic second row with a solid build and he likes hitting rucks.
- ensue: From the ensuing ruck, however, center Steve Leach galloped over for his fourth try of the season.
- win: A quick tap penalty was taken, Bedford won the next ruck and prop Tom Williams powered over.
Adjective modifier
- first: Max Derrick 10B opened the scoring for St John's, finishing off a well-worked move from the first ruck of the game.
- good: You know I love a good ruck, me.
- whole: THE OLD COMPUTER DOT COM - Many, many machines, a whole ruck of information and useful files.
Modifies a noun
- sack: They called into a Post Office to leave some items from the ruck sack to remove some weight.
- ball: The Camberley tactic to utilize inside runners off switch moves paid dividends in returning possession gained from good ruck ball.
- situation: Matt took control of the ball and dived over from a ruck situation.
- area: Bristol were then dealt a further blow as Roy Winters was penalized at the ruck area and was yellow carded.
Modifying Another Word
- forward: Wasps set their stall out from the start, our forward rucking ferociously and driving Teddington off the ball.
- up: The formation was dug down slightly where it had become rucked up and then the sleepers were laid out.
- not: FK Penalty: Free Kick ( f ) A player rucking for the ball must not ruck players on the ground.
Followed by an intransitive particle
up: Make certain rugs are not slippery or rucked up.
Followed by a transitive particle
up: The shockwaves ruck up the planet's surface like a carpet, destroying most of the civilized world.
Preposition: from
side: Peel clears up the loose ball, but Thompson is penalized for coming into a ruck from the side.
Browse dictionary entries near ruck
- ‹ ruching
- ‹ ruched
- ‹ ruche
- ‹ ruby-throated hummingbird
- ‹ ruby
- ‹ rubrician
- ‹ rubricate
- ‹ rubrical
- ‹ rubric
- ‹ ruble
- Ruckelshaus,William D ›
- Ruckelshaus,William D(oyle) ›
- ruckle ›
- rucksack ›
- ruckus ›
- ruction ›
- rudbeckia ›
- rudd ›
- rudder ›
- rudderpost ›

